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hoodwink - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hoodwink' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hoodwink [ v. t.]
- To blind by covering the eyes.
- To cover; to hide.
- To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.

Meaning of 'hoodwink' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hoodwink [ v]
Meaning (1):
- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Example in sentence:
  • He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well