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dum·my  (dm)

n. pl. dum·mies

1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.

2.

a. A mannequin used in displaying clothes.

b. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.

c. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.

d. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.

3. A stupid person; a dolt.

4. A silent or taciturn person.

5. A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.

6. Printing

a. One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.

b. A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.

7. Games

a. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.

b. The hand thus exposed.

8. Computer Science A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.

adj.

1. Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket.

2. Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.

3. Games Played with a dummy.

4. Computer Science Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable.

tr.v. dum·mied, dum·my·ing, dum·mies Printing

To make a model of (a publication or page).

Phrasal Verb:

dummy up Slang

To keep silence; clam up.

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dummy

Noun

pl -mies

1. a large model that looks like a human being, used for displaying clothes in a shop, as a target, etc.

2. a copy of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original

3. Slang a stupid person

4. Bridge

a. the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer

b. the declarer's partner

5. a rubber teat for babies to suck

Adjective

imitation or substitute: you can train them with dummy bombs and live ammunition [from dumb]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dummy - a person who does not talk silent person deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak
	2.	dummy - an ignorant or foolish person boob, booby, pinhead, dope, dumbbell simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	3.	dummy - a figure representing the human form figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus" lay figure - dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body manakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, form - a life-size dummy used to display clothes ventriloquist's dummy - a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice
	4.	dummy - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet blank shell, blank cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
Verb	1.	dummy - make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" dummy up produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
Adj.	1.	dummy - having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

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dummy

noun 1. model, figure, mannequin, form, manikin, lay figure

noun 2. imitation, copy, duplicate, sham, counterfeit, replica

noun 3. (Slang) fool, jerk (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. idiot, plank Brit. (slang) charlie Brit. (informal) berk Brit. (slang) wally (slang) prat (slang) plonker (slang) coot, geek (slang) dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal) dipstick Brit. (slang) gonzo (slang) schmuck U.S. (slang) dork (slang) nitwit (informal) dolt, blockhead, divvy Brit. (slang) pillock Brit. (slang) dweeb U.S. (slang) fathead (informal) weenie U.S. (informal) eejit Scot., Irish dumb-ass (slang) numpty Scot. (informal) doofus (slang), chiefly U.S. lamebrain (informal) nerd or nurd (slang) numbskull or numskull, dorba or dorb Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang)

modifier 4. imitation, false, fake, artificial, mock, bogus, simulated, sham, phoney or phony (informal)

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See: decoy.

Translations

dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n (= tailor's model) → maniquí m;

(BRIT) (for baby) → chupete m

adj → falso, postizo;

dummy run → ensayo

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dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n (= tailor's model) → mannequin m (= mock-up); factice m, maquette f;

(Sport) → feinte f;

(Brit) (for baby) → tétine f

adj → faux(fausse) → factice

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dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n → (Schneider)puppe f;

(mock-up) → Attrappe f;

(Sport) → Finte f;

(Brit) (for baby) → Schnuller m

adj (firm) → fiktiv;

dummy bullets → Übungsmunition f

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dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n (= tailor's model) → manichino;

(SPORT) → finto;

(BRIT) (for baby) → tettarella

adj → falso/a, finto/a