noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/
General-American:/ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/
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CMU ARPABET:HH UH1 D W IH2 NG K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The game of blind man's buff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hoodman-blind
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To deceive using a disguise; to beguile, dupe, mislead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snow
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To hide or obscure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To close the eyes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bamboozle, snow, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deceive, betray, lead astray
8
verb
Meaning 8
influence by slyness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juggle, beguile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cheat, rip off, chisel
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Polish:
ukrycie
— act of hiding from sight
Chinese:
欺騙 /欺骗
(zh-min-nan)
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Chinese Mandarin:
欺騙 /欺骗
(qīpiàn)
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Dutch:
voor de gek houden
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Dutch:
om de tuin leiden
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Dutch:
misleiden
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Faroese:
lumpa
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Faroese:
svíkja
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Finnish:
hämätä
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
French:
avoir
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
German:
übers Ohr hauen
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
German:
an der Nase herumführen
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
German:
hinters Licht führen
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
German:
täuschen
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Hungarian:
rászed
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Hungarian:
félrevezet
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Icelandic:
draga á asnaeuyrum
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Icelandic:
blekkja
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Irish:
bob a bhualadh ar
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Italian:
imbrogliare
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Italian:
ingannare
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Māori:
papahu
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Māori:
whakanewhanewha
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Māori:
whakarare
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Māori:
whakapōhēhē
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Polish:
blefować
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Polish:
zablefować
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Polish:
nabierać
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Polish:
nabrać
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Portuguese:
blefar
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Portuguese:
enganar
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Portuguese:
iludir
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Portuguese:
ludibriar
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Russian:
обманывать
(obmanyvatʹ)
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Spanish:
dársela con queso
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
Spanish:
engañar
— to deceive using a disguise — see also mislead
