hoodwink

== English == === Etymology === The verb is derived from hood (“head covering attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak”) +‎ wink (“to close one’s eyes”). (< C16 'to blindfold'). The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/ Hyphenation: hood‧wink === Verb === hoodwink (third-person singular simple present hoodwinks, present participle hoodwinking, simple past and past participle hoodwinked) (transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold. [from mid 16th c.] (transitive, figuratively) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead. Synonym: snow (archaic) To hide or obscure. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hoodwink (countable and uncountable, plural hoodwinks) (countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view. (British, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff. Synonym: (obsolete) hoodman-blind ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === hoodwink (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia