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1 hoodwink
['hʊdwɪŋk]verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare* * *['hudwiŋk](to trick or deceive.) imbrogliare* * *['hʊdwɪŋk]verbo transitivo ingannare, imbrogliare
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hoodwink — ► VERB ▪ deceive or trick. ORIGIN originally in the sense to blindfold : from HOOD(Cf. ↑hooded) + an obsolete sense of WINK(Cf. ↑wink) «close the eyes» … English terms dictionary
hoodwink — I verb be dishonest, befool, beguile, blind, blindfold, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, dupe, fallere, hoax, inludere, inveigle, ludificari, make a fool of, misinform, mislead, mystify, outwit, puzzle, swindle, trick associated concepts:… … Law dictionary
hoodwink — verb /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/ a) To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold. Some there are, that through feare anticipate the hangmans hand; as he did, whose friends having obtained his pardon, and putting away the cloth wherewith he was hood winkt, that he… … Wiktionary
hoodwink — verb deceive or trick. Origin C16 (orig. meaning to blindfold ): from hood1 + an obs. sense of wink close the eyes … English new terms dictionary
hoodwink — verb (transitive + into) to trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hoodwink — verb Jimmy was hoodwinked by his own brother Syn: deceive, trick, dupe, outwit, fool, delude, inveigle, cheat, take in, hoax, mislead, lead on, defraud, double cross, swindle, gull, scam; informal con, bamboozle … Thesaurus of popular words
hoodwink — UK [ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hoodwink : present tense I/you/we/they hoodwink he/she/it hoodwinks present participle hoodwinking past tense hoodwinked past participle hoodwinked to make someone believe something that is not… … English dictionary
hoodwink — [[t]h ʊdwɪŋk[/t]] hoodwinks, hoodwinking, hoodwinked VERB If someone hoodwinks you, they trick or deceive you. [V n] People expect others to be honest, which is why conmen find it so easy to hoodwink people... [V n] Many people are hoodwinked by… … English dictionary
hoodwink — transitive verb Etymology: 1hood + wink Date: 1562 1. archaic blindfold 2. obsolete hide 3. to deceive by false appearance ; dupe • hoodwinker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoodwink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delude, deceive, fool, hoax; blind. See deception, blindness, concealment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. blind, cheat, outwit; see deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dupe, mislead, deceive,… … English dictionary for students
hoodwink — hood|wink [ hud,wıŋk ] verb transitive to make someone believe something that is not true … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English