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feinta misleading movement: feint a pass; a pretense Not to be confused with:faint – swoon: The horrible news made her faint.; feeble; timid; dim: a faint light in the distancefeint F0013000 (fānt)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. [French feinte, from Old French, from past participle of feindre, to feign; see feign.]feint (feɪnt) n1. a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc2. a misleading action or appearancevb (intr) to make a feint[C17: from French feinte, from feint pretended, from Old French feindre to feign]
feint (feɪnt) n (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper[C19: variant of faint]feint (feɪnt) n. 1. a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point to distract from the real target. 2. a feigned or assumed appearance. v.i. 3. to make a feint: The boxer feinted with his left. v.t. 4. to make a feint. 5. to make a false show of; simulate. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old French feinte, n. use of feminine of feint pretended, past participle of feindre to feign] feintIn military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action.feint Past participle: feinted Gerund: feinting
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I am feinting | you are feinting | he/she/it is feinting | we are feinting | you are feinting | they are feinting |
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I have feinted | you have feinted | he/she/it has feinted | we have feinted | you have feinted | they have feinted |
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I was feinting | you were feinting | he/she/it was feinting | we were feinting | you were feinting | they were feinting |
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I had feinted | you had feinted | he/she/it had feinted | we had feinted | you had feinted | they had feinted |
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I will have feinted | you will have feinted | he/she/it will have feinted | we will have feinted | you will have feinted | they will have feinted |
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I have been feinting | you have been feinting | he/she/it has been feinting | we have been feinting | you have been feinting | they have been feinting |
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I had been feinting | you had been feinting | he/she/it had been feinting | we had been feinting | you had been feinting | they had been feinting |
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I would have feinted | you would have feinted | he/she/it would have feinted | we would have feinted | you would have feinted | they would have feinted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | feint - any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical endjuke, fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player | Verb | 1. | feint - deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"sham, feign, simulate, assume - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" |
feintnoun bluff, manoeuvre, dodge, mock attack, play, blind, distraction, pretence, expedient, ruse, artifice, gambit, subterfuge, stratagem, wile a tiny feint or lunge to one sidefeintnounAn indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:artifice, deception, device, dodge, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile.Informal: shenanigan, take-in.Translationsfintafintarevergatoattacco simulatofare un attacco simulatofintafeint
feintA slight bend in the edge of a flashing or counterflashing to form a capillary break.feint
Synonyms for feintnoun bluffSynonyms- bluff
- manoeuvre
- dodge
- mock attack
- play
- blind
- distraction
- pretence
- expedient
- ruse
- artifice
- gambit
- subterfuge
- stratagem
- wile
Synonyms for feintnoun an indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an endSynonyms- artifice
- deception
- device
- dodge
- gimmick
- imposture
- jig
- maneuver
- ploy
- ruse
- sleight
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- trick
- wile
- shenanigan
- take-in
Words related to feintnoun any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)Related Words- tactical maneuver
- tactical manoeuvre
- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- juke
- fake
verb deceive by a mock actionRelated Words |