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1. (n.) feint
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point to distract from the real target.
2. feint
a feigned or assumed appearance.
3. (v.i.) feint
to make a feint:
The boxer feinted with his left.
4. (v.t.) feint
to make a feint.
5. feint
to make a false show of; simulate.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < OF feinte, n. use of fem. of feint pretended, ptp. of feindre to feign)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) feint
any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
2. (verb) feint
deceive by a mock action
"The midfielder feinted to shoot"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) feint
feigned; counterfeit
2. (adj) feint
that which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch
3. (adj) feint
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
4. (verb) feint
to make a feint, or mock attack
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. feint
In military deception, an offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action.
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