What does feint mean?
Definitions for feint
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Princeton's WordNet
feintverb
any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
feintverb
deceive by a mock action
"The midfielder feinted to shoot"
Wiktionary
feintnoun
A movement made to confuse the opponent, a dummy
feintnoun
That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
feintnoun
An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
feintnoun
The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper (C19: Variant of FAINT)
feintverb
To make a feint, or mock attack.
feintadjective
Feigned; counterfeit.
feintadjective
(of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike
Etymology: feint, from feindre ("to feign")
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Feintnoun
Etymology: feint, French.
Courtly’s letter is but a feint to get off. Spectator, №. 286.
But, in the breast encamp’d, prepares
For well-bred feints and future wars. Matthew Prior.Feintparticipial adj.
Etymology: from feign, for feigned; or feint, Fr.
The mind by degrees loses its natural relish of real, solid truth, and is reconciled insensibly to any thing that can be but dressed up into any feint appearance of it. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Feint
Feint is a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing. Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will. In military tactics and many types of combat, there are two types of feints: feint attacks and feint retreats.
ChatGPT
feint
A feint is a deceptive or pretended move or action aimed at distracting or misleading an adversary, often in a competitive or combat situation. It can also refer to a deceptive appearance or false front. Furthermore, in sports like basketball or boxing, a feint is used to trick an opponent into reacting in a certain way to gain advantage.
Webster Dictionary
Feintadjective
feigned; counterfeit
Feintadjective
that which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch
Feintadjective
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
Feintverb
to make a feint, or mock attack
Etymology: [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
Wikidata
Feint
Feint is a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing. Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will. In military tactics and many types of combat, there are two types of feints: feint attacks and feint retreats.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Feint
fānt, n. a false appearance: a pretence: a mock-assault: a deceptive movement in fencing, boxing, &c.—v.i. to make a feint. [Fr., see above.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
FEINT
A pugilist's bluff. FAINT A woman's bluff.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
feint
A mock assault, generally made to conceal a true one.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
feint
In military or naval matters, a mock attack or assault, usually made to throw an enemy off his guard against some real design upon his position.
feint
In fencing, a seeming aim at one part when another is intended to be struck.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of feint in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of feint in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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