feint
IPA: fˈeɪnt
noun
- (often military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- (boxing, fencing) A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
- (figuratively) Something feigned; a false or pretend appearance; a pretence or stratagem.
verb
- (transitive, boxing, fencing)
- To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
- (rare) To direct a feint or mock attack against (someone).
- (intransitive, boxing, fencing, also often military) To make a feint or mock attack.
adjective
- (boxing, fencing, also often military) Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike.
- (obsolete) Feigned, counterfeit, fake.
- Of lines printed on paper as a handwriting guide: not bold; faint, light; also, of such paper: ruled with faint lines of this sort.
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Examples of "feint" in Sentences
- Tthe feint also fooled the news media.
- The player used a feint to shoot the ball.
- As a result, the enemy made a feint withdrawal.
- The feint is a success and scattering his army.
- The feint succeeded and was used again the next day.
- Feint is a skill used for football to fool the players.
- Spiking is a feint to distract the opponent to actually lose concentration.
- Feint is a French term that entered English from the discipline of fencing.
- The first extension must be a believable feint in order to draw a reaction.
- It is similar to a feint but no actual contact with the adversary is intended.
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