feint

Definition of Feint in English :

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Noun

1. feint

any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

Verb

2. feint

deceive by a mock action

Example Sentences:
'The midfielder feinted to shoot'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Feint

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noun

1.

a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc

2.

a misleading action or appearance

verb

3. (intransitive)

to make a feint

noun

printing

the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper

Feint

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noun

1.

a false show; sham

2.

a pretended blow or attack intended to take the opponent off his guard, as in boxing or warfare

verb intransitive, verb transitive

3.

to deliver (such a blow or attack)

Feint

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n.

1.

a. A military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from a planned point of attack.

b. A body movement that is intended to divert another's attention, often by being deliberately left uncompleted: "The mongoose begins with a feint, which provokes the snake to strike" (Norbert Wiener).

2. A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one's real purpose. See Synonyms at wile.

v. feint·ed, feint·ing, feints

v.intr.

To make a feint: "He feinted with his left hand, trying to distract the turtle and then grab its tail" (Howard Frank Mosher).

v.tr.

1. To deceive with a feint: He feinted his opponent with a left hook.

2. To do or perform as a feint: feinted a punch.

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