feint
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.
a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
to make a feint: He feinted left, then struck his opponent with a roar.
to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
to make a false show of; simulate.
Origin of feint
1Words that may be confused with feint
Words Nearby feint
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use feint in a sentence
While some may see a cynical feint—float in the Dead Sea and watch the Jewish vote pour in!
Netanyahu had no choice but to at least feint in this direction.
It increased in volume, this firing, until I feared that what had been started as a feint was being pushed forward to a victory.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterOn the evening of the 15th his advance made a feint demonstration against Petersburg, and on the 16th made his attack in force.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanThe boatswain swore with wicked words,Enough to shock a saint, That though she did seem in a fit,'Twas nothing but a feint.
The Book of Humorous Verse | Various
She is jesting: I have it here; Monsieur, the feint is useless.
Amphitryon | MoliereBut Clairon considers that this is a feint on his part, and that he will arrive sooner, in order to surprise her.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel Williams
British Dictionary definitions for feint (1 of 2)
/ (feɪnt) /
a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc
a misleading action or appearance
(intr) to make a feint
Origin of feint
1British Dictionary definitions for feint (2 of 2)
/ (feɪnt) /
printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper
Origin of feint
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse