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hornswoggle

/ˈhɔːrnˌswɒɡ.əl/

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/ˈhɔːrnˌswɒɡ.əl/formalamericanobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий обманывать, мошенничать или вводить в заблуждение кого-либо, часто в игривой или хитрой манере.

An obsolete verb meaning to swindle, cheat, or deceive someone, often in a playful or cunning manner.

  1. To deceive or cheatC2slangamerican

    To deprive someone of something by using deceit or trickery; to swindle.

    ruОбманывать или мошенничать

    • The con artist hornswoggled the widow out of her inheritance.
    • He tried to hornswoggle me into buying a fake watch.
    • They hornswoggled the tourists with an overpriced tour.

    Synonymsbamboozlebeguilebilkcheatcondeceivedefrauddeludedupefleecegullhoaxhoodwinkmisleadoutwitswindletrick

Forms
  • hornswoggled past participle
  • hornswoggled past simple
  • hornswoggling present participle
  • hornswoggles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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