hoodwink
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hoodwinking, present participle; hoodwinked, past participle; hoodwinked, past tense; hoodwinks, 3rd person singular present;
/ˈho͝odˌwiNGk/,
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hoodwinking, present participle; hoodwinked, past participle; hoodwinked, past tense; hoodwinks, 3rd person singular present;
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Deceive or trick (someone)
- - an attempt to hoodwink the public
Web Definitions:
- juggle: influence by slyness
- bamboozle: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
- Hoodwink (also known as Sister Dream) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, most notably as a member of the Sisters of Sin.
- To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold; To deceive or trick
- To cover the bird's eyes to keep it calm and relaxed. It now means to fool someone into doing something.
- to mislead by a trick, deceive