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hoodwink

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Verb

  1. To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
  2. To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
  3. To hide or obscure.
  4. To close the eyes.

Noun

  1. An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
  2. The game of blind man's buff.

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