à¦«à¦¾à¦à¦à¦¿ à¦¦à§à¦¤à§à¦¤à¦¯à¦¼à¦¾ play false, fool, finagle, bluff, quack, hoodwink à¦§à¦¾à¦à¦§à¦¾ à¦¦à§à¦¤à§à¦¤à¦¯à¦¼à¦¾ hoodwink, confound, bamboozle à¦§à¦¾à¦à¦§à¦¾ à¦²à¦¾à¦à¦¾à¦¨ daze, confound, bewilder, puzzle, mystify, hoodwink. deceive or trick. \\"staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun\\" synonyms: deceive, trick, dupe, outwit, fool, delude, cheat, take in, bluff, hoax, mislead, misguide, lead on, defraud, double-cross, swindle, gull, finagle, get the better of; informalcon, bamboozle, do, have, sting, gyp, diddle, fiddle, swizzle, shaft, bilk, rook. Definition of Hoodwink to trick or deceive someone Examples of Hoodwink in a sentence In an attempt to hoodwink the woman into opening the front door, the rapist pretended to be a police officer. Car dealerships often hoodwink customers into coming to their lots by making promises of incredibly low payments. In the shady bar, the bartender is known for trying to hoodwink customers by passing off cheap whiskey as a premium brand. The con artist was arrested when he tried to hoodwink the undercover police officer. After the hurricane, many dishonest individuals tried to hoodwink generous people into donating to fake charities. The president\\'s rivals claim he is trying to hoodwink the public into believing war is necessary for the country\\'s safety. Since Jed does not want a bachelor party, it is my job to hoodwink him into attending the celebration I have secretly planned. Stores hoodwink customers by increasing prices on items and then offering special discounts on the same products. As Patrick read the suspicious email, he realized someone was trying to hoodwink him into sharing his financial information. The lewd man was able to hoodwink naÃ¯ve girls into believing he was a famous casting director.