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chisel vs hoodwink

hoodwink vs chisel

chisel is a noun but hoodwink is not a noun.

chisel and hoodwink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chisel Yes No Yes No
hoodwink No No Yes No
As verbs, hoodwink is a hyponym of chisel; that is, hoodwink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chisel:
  • chisel: deprive somebody of something by deceit
  • hoodwink: influence by slyness
Other hyponyms of chisel include gazump, cozen, fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize, gip, gyp, bilk, beat, bunk, whipsaw, welch, welsh, beguile, juggle.
chisel (noun) hoodwink (noun)
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
chisel (verb) hoodwink (verb)
carve with a chisel conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud influence by slyness
deprive somebody of something by deceit
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