hoodwink
/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/verb
उच्चारण हुड्विंक
छलना, धोखा देना, आँखों में धूल झोंकना
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[T] ~ sb (into doing sth)
to trick somebody into believing something that is not true
छलना, धोखा देना, आँखों में धूल झोंकना
- The agent hoodwinked the villagers into buying worthless land.
- Do not be hoodwinked by the fake job offer.
- The salesman tried to hoodwink the old couple with a false offer.
+ 2 more examples
- We were hoodwinked into paying twice the real price.
- Don't let anyone hoodwink you with promises of quick profit.
AaSpelling
hood·wink
One word, with double o (not 'hoodwinck' or 'hood wink').
एक शब्द, दो o के साथ ('hoodwinck' या 'hood wink' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the deceive words together: hoodwink, dupe, con, swindle (for money), beguile (charm into).
धोखे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hoodwink, dupe, con, swindle (पैसे के लिए), beguile (मोहकर फँसाना)।
§Grammar and usage
Hoodwink sb into doing sth.
'hoodwink sb into doing sth' आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: to deceive by trickery is to hoodwink, dupe or bamboozle; the picture is of pulling a hood over somebody's eyes (wink once meant to close the eyes).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: चालाकी से धोखा देना hoodwink, dupe या bamboozle; चित्र किसी की आँखों पर hood खींचने का है (wink का अर्थ कभी आँखें बंद करना था)।