feint
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noun
1.
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
2.
a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make a feint.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
5.
to make a false show of; simulate.
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feint1 (feɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc |
| 2. | a misleading action or appearance |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (intr) to make a feint |
| [C17: from French feinte, from feint pretended, from Old French feindre to | |
| feint2 (feɪnt) | |
| —n | |
| printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper | |
| [C19: variant of | |
| feints or faints (feɪnts) | |
| —pl n | |
| the leavings of the second distillation of Scotch malt whisky | |
| faints or faints | |
| —pl n | |
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Word Origin & History
feint
1670s, from Fr. feinte "a feint, sham," from O.Fr. feint, originally fem. pp. of feindre (see feign). Borrowed early 14c. as adj., but now obsolete in that sense. The verb "to make a sham attack" is first attested 1833. Related: Feinted; feinting.
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Example sentences
As with many courses with moving obstacles, a second, longer way to the cup is usually offered for those feint-of-heart.
We made a feint at trying this, but it was impossible.
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