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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fake1 /feɪk/USA pronunciation v., faked, fak•ing, n., adj. v. [~ + object] - to create or produce (something) in order to mislead, deceive, or cheat others:The embezzler faked the report.
- to pretend;
simulate;
feign:faking illness. - to imitate convincingly or acceptably;
counterfeit:to fake some expensive paintings. - fake it, [no object] to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising:He doesn't know how to use that computer, he's just faking it.
n. [countable] - anything that misleads, deceives, cheats, or fools others by seeming to be what it is not;
counterfeit;
sham:The diamond was a fake. - a person who fakes;
fraud:That salesman is a fake.
adj. - designed to deceive or cheat;
counterfeit:a fake diamond.
fak•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fake1 (fāk),USA pronunciation v., faked, fak•ing, n., adj. v.t. - prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent):to fake a report showing nonexistent profits.
- to conceal the defects of or make appear more attractive, interesting, valuable, etc., usually in order to deceive:The story was faked a bit to make it more sensational.
- to pretend;
simulate:to fake illness. - to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising:I don't know the job, but I can fake it.
- to trick or deceive (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out):The running back faked out the defender with a deft move and scored.
- Music and Dance[Jazz.]
- to improvise:to fake an accompaniment.
- to play (music) without reading from a score.
v.i. - to fake something;
pretend. - to give a fake to an opponent.
- fake out, [Slang.]
- to trick;
deceive:She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my job. - to surprise, as by a sudden reversal:They thought we weren't coming back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner.
n. - anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is;
counterfeit:This diamond necklace is a fake. - a person who fakes;
faker:The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer proved to be a fake. - a spurious report or story.
- Sporta simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent.
adj. - designed to deceive or cheat;
not real;
counterfeit.
- 1805–15; origin, originally vagrants' slang: to do for, rob, kill (someone), shape (something); perh. variant of obsolete feak, feague to beat, akin to Dutch veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged feign, affect, dissemble, sham, fabricate.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fraud, impostor, quack, charlatan, deceiver.
fake2 (fāk),USA pronunciation v., faked, fak•ing, n. [Naut.]v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often fol. by down).
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsany complete turn of a rope that has been faked down.
- Nautical, Naval Termsany of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down.
Also, flake. - Middle English faken to coil (a rope), of obscure origin, originally 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fake /feɪk/ vb - (transitive) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence
- to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc)
n - an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
adj - not genuine; spurious
Etymology: originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or doˈfaker n ˈfakery n |