fakery

fake ¹  (fk)

adj.

Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.

n.

1. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.

2. Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

v. faked, fak·ing, fakes

v.tr.

1. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit.

2. To simulate; feign.

3. Music To improvise (a passage).

4. Sports To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.

v.intr.

1. To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.

2. Sports To perform a fake.

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faker n.

faker·y (fk-r) n.

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fake ²  (fk)

n.

One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable.

tr.v. faked, fak·ing, fakes

To coil (a rope or cable).

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[Middle English faken, to coil a rope.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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fakery - the act of faking (or the product of faking) dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving