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hoodwink
(encz) | hoodwink,oblafnout Martin M. |
hoodwink
(encz) | hoodwink,oklamat Martin M. |
Hoodwink
(gcide) | Hoodwink \Hood"wink\ (h[oo^]d"w[i^][ng]k), v. t. [Hood + wink.]
1. To blind by covering the eyes.
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We will blind and hoodwink him. --Shak.
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2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
"Hoodwinked with kindness." --Sir P. Sidney.
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hoodwink
(wn) | hoodwink
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, beguile, hoodwink]
2: 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"
[syn: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, {pull the wool over
someone's eyes}, lead by the nose, play false] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hoodwink
(encz) | hoodwink,oblafnout Martin M.hoodwink,oklamat Martin M. |
hoodwink
(wn) | hoodwink
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, beguile, hoodwink]
2: 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"
[syn: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, {pull the wool over
someone's eyes}, lead by the nose, play false] |
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