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feint
[ feynt ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- to make a feint:
He feinted left, then struck his opponent with a roar.
verb (used with object)
- to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
- to make a false show of; simulate.
feint
1/ feɪnt /
noun
- printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper
feint
2/ feɪnt /
noun
- 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
verb
- intr to make a feint
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Example Sentences
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.
On the evening of the 15th his advance made a feint demonstration against Petersburg, and on the 16th made his attack in force.
The boatswain swore with wicked words,Enough to shock a saint, That though she did seem in a fit,'Twas nothing but a feint.
She is jesting: I have it here; Monsieur, the feint is useless.
But Clairon considers that this is a feint on his part, and that he will arrive sooner, in order to surprise her.
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