fake
1 (fāk)
[Origin unknown.]
adjective
- Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
noun
- One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
- Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.
verb: faked, fak·ing, fakes.
transitive verb
- To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit.
- To simulate; feign.
- Music To improvise (a passage).
- Sports To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.
intransitive verb
- To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.
- Sports To perform a fake.
derivatives
- faḱer
- noun
- faḱer·y
- noun
fake
2 (fāk)
[Middle English faken, to coil a rope.]
noun
- One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable.
transitive verb: faked, fak·ing, fakes.
- To coil (a rope or cable).
