FEINT

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

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Etymology 1

Verb

feint (third-person singular simple present feints, present participle feinting, simple past and past participle feinted)

To make a feint, or mock attack.

Adjective

feint (not comparable)

(obsolete) Feigned; counterfeit.

(fencing, boxing, war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike

Noun

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

Etymology 2

C19: Variant of faint.

Noun

feint (uncountable)

The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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