Sekirov Dictionary

fake

/feɪ̯k/

adjective 2
verb 6
noun 5
forms 8
phrases 2

adjective2

•
not real, but made to look real, often to trick people
- Which fur coat looks fake?
Insincere

verb6

To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
•
To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- The pitcher faked a throw to first base.
•
To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is.
- He had a hundred similar tricks, but I never knew him fake a horse, or sell one as sound if it was not. — 1944
•
To improvise, in jazz.
- Occasionally the opportunity arises to stand up and "fake" a jazz standard. — 1994
To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
(no longer used) To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

noun5

•
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
- I suspect this passport is a fake.
An impostor.
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
(no longer used) A trick; a swindle.

forms

faked · faking · fakes · faketh · faker · more fake · fakest · most fake

Phrases with fake

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