feint
(noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
feint
(verb) deceive by a mock action; “The midfielder feinted to shoot”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
feint (third-person singular simple present feints, present participle feinting, simple past and past participle feinted)
To make a feint, or mock attack.
feint (not comparable)
(obsolete) Feigned; counterfeit.
(fencing, boxing, war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike
feint (plural feints)
A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense or stratagem.
• Spectator
(fencing, boxing, war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
C19: Variant of faint.
feint (uncountable)
The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper.
Source: Wiktionary
Feint, a. Etym: [F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.]
Definition: Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.] Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. Locke.
Feint, n. Etym: [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch. Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. Spectator.
2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
Feint, v. i.
Definition: To make a feint, or mock attack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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