verb, faked, fak⋅ing, noun Nautical| 1. | to 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). |
| 2. | any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down. |
| 3. | any of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down. |