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dum·my

D0421700 (dŭm′ē)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. Law A person or entity that is the named party to a transaction but that acts on behalf of another concealed person or entity. Also called nominee, straw person.b. 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. Computers 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; a dummy medication in a study.2. Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.3. Games Played with a dummy.4. Computers 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 silent; give no information.

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(ˈdʌmɪ) n, pl -mies1. a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc2. a. a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the originalb. (as modifier): a dummy drawer. 3. slang a stupid person; fool4. derogatory slang a person without the power of speech; mute5. informal a person who says or does nothing6. a. a person who appears to act for himself or herself while acting on behalf of anotherb. (as modifier): a dummy buyer. 7. (Military) military a weighted round without explosives, used in drill and training8. (Bridge) bridge a. the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarerb. the declarer's partner9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a. a prototype of a proposed book, indicating the general appearance and dimensions of the finished productb. a designer's layout of a page indicating the positions for illustrations, etc10. (Soccer) a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby11. (Rugby) a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby12. Brit a rubber teat for babies to suck or bite on. US and Canadian equivalent: pacifier 13. (modifier) counterfeit; sham14. (Card Games) (modifier) (of a card game) played with one hand exposed or unplayedvb, -mies, -mying or -mied15. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to prepare a dummy of (a proposed book, page, etc)16. (Soccer) sport Also: sell someone a dummy to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)17. (Rugby) sport Also: sell someone a dummy to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)[C16: see dumb, -y³]

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n., pl. -mies, n. 1. an imitation, representation, or copy of something, as for use in a display: lipstick dummies made of colored plastic. 2. a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows. 3. Informal. a stupid person; dolt. 4. a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs. 5. one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself. 6. Older Slang. a. Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech. b. a person who is characteristically and habitually silent. 7. (in bridge) a. the declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer. b. the hand of cards so exposed. 8. sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, sequence, and style of a contemplated piece of printing. 9. a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises. adj. 10. noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy. 11. counterfeit; sham; fictitious. 12. put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself. v.t. 13. to prepare a printing dummy of (often fol. by up). 14. to represent in a dummy (often fol. by in): to dummy in an illustration. [1590–1600; dumb + -y³] usage: See dumb.

dummy

See: decoy.

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Past participle: dummied
Gerund: dummying

Imperative
dummy
dummy

Present
I dummy
you dummy
he/she/it dummies
we dummy
you dummy
they dummy

Preterite
I dummied
you dummied
he/she/it dummied
we dummied
you dummied
they dummied

Present Continuous
I am dummying
you are dummying
he/she/it is dummying
we are dummying
you are dummying
they are dummying

Present Perfect
I have dummied
you have dummied
he/she/it has dummied
we have dummied
you have dummied
they have dummied

Past Continuous
I was dummying
you were dummying
he/she/it was dummying
we were dummying
you were dummying
they were dummying

Past Perfect
I had dummied
you had dummied
he/she/it had dummied
we had dummied
you had dummied
they had dummied

Future
I will dummy
you will dummy
he/she/it will dummy
we will dummy
you will dummy
they will dummy

Future Perfect
I will have dummied
you will have dummied
he/she/it will have dummied
we will have dummied
you will have dummied
they will have dummied

Future Continuous
I will be dummying
you will be dummying
he/she/it will be dummying
we will be dummying
you will be dummying
they will be dummying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dummying
you have been dummying
he/she/it has been dummying
we have been dummying
you have been dummying
they have been dummying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dummying
you will have been dummying
he/she/it will have been dummying
we will have been dummying
you will have been dummying
they will have been dummying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dummying
you had been dummying
he/she/it had been dummying
we had been dummying
you had been dummying
they had been dummying

Conditional
I would dummy
you would dummy
he/she/it would dummy
we would dummy
you would dummy
they would dummy

Past Conditional
I would have dummied
you would have dummied
he/she/it would have dummied
we would have dummied
you would have dummied
they would have dummied

dummy

1. pacifier2. The pretense of passing the ball while still holding on to it.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dummy - a person who does not talk silent persondeaf-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, dumbbellsimpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	3.	dummy - a figure representing the human formfigure - 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 bodymanakin, mannequin, mannikin, manikin, form - a life-size dummy used to display clothesventriloquist's dummy - a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice
	4.	dummy - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bulletblank shell, blankcartridge - 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 upproduce, 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"

dummy

noun1. model, figure, mannequin, form, manikin, lay figure a shop-window dummy2. imitation, copy, duplicate, sham, counterfeit, replica The police video camera was a dummy.3. (Slang) fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, plank (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull He's no dummy, this guy.adjective1. imitation, false, fake, artificial, mock, bogus, simulated, sham, phoney or phony (informal) Soldiers were still using dummy guns.2. practice, trial, mock, simulated They do a dummy run with the brakes.

dummy

nounA mentally dull person:blockhead, chump, clod, dolt, dullard, dummkopf, dunce, numskull, thickhead.Slang: dimwit, dumbbell, dumbo.

Translations

人体模型假人假货婴儿用的橡皮奶头模仿物

dummy

(ˈdami) – plural ˈdummies – noun1. an artificial substitute looking like the real thing. The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies. 模仿物，假货 2. a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc. a dressmaker's dummy. （橱窗中陈列的）假人 3. an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it. 婴儿用的橡皮奶头

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dummy spit

A childish, angry overreaction to a negative situation or outcome; a display of bad temper, likened to a temper tantrum of a child. "Dummy" here refers to the British term for the device used to soothe babies (called a pacifier in the US or a soother elsewhere), which they may spit out when in the middle of a tantrum. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. John had a dummy spit when I told him I'd sold his old comic book collection.See also: dummy, spit

spit (out) the dummy

To have a childish overreaction or angry outburst to a negative situation or outcome; to act in a bad-tempered manner, likened to a temper tantrum of a child. "Dummy" here refers to a plastic teat used to soothe teething infants (also called a "pacifier" in the U.S. or a "soother" elsewhere), which they may spit when in the middle of a tantrum. Primarily heard in Australia. John spat the dummy when I told him I'd sold his old comic book collection. Don't go spitting out the dummy just because Cheryl got the promotion instead of you.See also: dummy, spit

dummy run

A practice session or test designed to identify and correct possible problems. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Let's do a couple dummy runs of your speech so you feel totally comfortable with it for tomorrow's ceremony. The theater group did a dummy run of the play to iron out any technical problems before opening night.See also: dummy, run

dummy up

1. To suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak, typically due to a particular reason. Naturally, everyone dummied up as soon as the check came. Our usual informant dummied up when he realized there was a mole in the department.2. To create a mock version of something. I'm going to dummy up the layout for this month's issue before our next meeting with the boss.See also: dummy, up

sell (one) a dummy

1. In rugby or soccer, to feign a pass, kick, or other maneuver in order to deceive an opponent and get around them. He tried selling me a dummy in a last-ditch effort to score a try and tie the game, but luckily I caught on to what he was up to and managed to bring him to the ground.2. To sell or pass off something to someone that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised. I'm sorry, but that's definitely not an authentic Louis Vuitton bag. They sold you a dummy, my friend.See also: dummy, sell

beat the dummy

vulgar slang To masturbate. A term only applied to men. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him beating the dummy. How horrifying is that?"See also: beat, dummy

chuck a dummy

slang To vomit. Geez, I thought I was going to chuck a dummy out on that boat—I felt so seasick!See also: chuck, dummy

(my) momma didn't raise no dummy

I am not stupid, foolish, or naïve. A: "And just make sure the safetly latch is in place before you start the engine." B: "I know, I know. My momma didn't raise no dummy!" They thought they could pull a fast one on me, but momma didn't raise no dummy.See also: dummy, momma, no, raise

(my) mama didn't raise no dummy

I am not stupid, foolish, or naïve. A: "And just make sure the safetly latch is in place before you start the engine." B: "I know, I know. My mama didn't raise no dummy!" They thought they could pull a fast one on me, but mama didn't raise no dummy.See also: dummy, mama, no, raise

dummy up

Sl. to refuse to talk. Jill dummied up when they got her into the station. John dummied up right away when the police arrived.See also: dummy, up

spit the dummy

spit out the dummy

mainly AUSTRALIANIf you accuse someone of spitting the dummy or spitting out the dummy, you are accusing them of behaving in a bad-tempered and childish way. He spat the dummy when his wife decided to go back to work. They are taking the money but not talking to us. If they want to spit out the dummy, that's their affair. Note: The image here is of a bad-tempered baby spitting out its dummy. See also: dummy, spit

a dummy run

BRITISHA dummy run is an occasion before an important event when you practise doing something, in order to make sure that it will be successful when you do it properly. Before we started, we did a dummy run, checking out all the streets and offices we would use, and planning our escape route. If it is not possible to do a dummy run in the hire car, calculate how long the journey to the church will take on the day.See also: dummy, run

sell someone a dummy

(chiefly in rugby or soccer) deceive an opponent by feigning a pass or kick.See also: dummy, sell, someone

spit (out) the dummy

behave in a petulant way. Australian informalSee also: dummy, spit

dummy up

v.1. To refuse to talk or to stop talking suddenly: I was told to dummy up until my lawyer arrived.2. To make a model of some publication or page layout: Dummy up the first page and I'll look at it. If you're finished proofreading the article, dummy it up.See also: dummy, up

beat the dummy

and beat the meat and beat one’s meat and beat the pup and choke the chicken and pound one’s meat and pull one’s pud and pull one’s wire and whip one’s wire and whip the dummy and yank one’s strap tv. to masturbate. (Usually objectionable.) Are you going to sit around all day pulling your pud? We heard him in there “choking the chicken,” as the street crowd says. See also: beat, dummy

whip the dummy

verbSee beat the dummySee also: dummy, whip

chuck a dummy

tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. Somebody chucked a dummy on the patio. See also: chuck, dummy

dummy

1. n. an empty liquor or beer bottle. Toss your dummies over here, and I’ll put them in the bin. 2. n. a cigarette butt. The guy tossed a dummy out the window of his car. 3. n. a stupid person. (Rude and derogatory.) Don’t be such a dummy. 4. n. the penis. (Usually objectionable.) He held his hands over his little dummy and ran for the bedroom.

dummy up

in. to refuse to talk. (see also clam up.) Rocko dummied up right away. He’s a real thoroughbred. See also: dummy, up

My mama didn’t raise no dummy

sent. I’m not stupid. Sure I know the difference between good and bad. My mama didn’t raise no dummy. See also: dummy, mama, no, raise

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noun model

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noun imitation

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noun fool

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adj imitation

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adj practice

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noun a mentally dull person

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noun a person who does not talk

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noun an ignorant or foolish person

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noun a figure representing the human form

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noun a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

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verb make a dummy of

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adj having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function

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