HOODWINK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • conceal one’’s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
    Hypernyms(s) hoodwink is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • influence by slyness
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hoodwink is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)