fake

B1
Pronunciation
/feɪk/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

2 Definition

A trick; a swindle.

3 Definition

A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

4 Definition

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

2 Definition

To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is

3 Definition

To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.

4 Definition

To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

Example Sentences
  • to fake a marriage
5 Definition

To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Not real; false, fraudulent.

Example Sentences
  • Which fur coat looks fake?
2 Definition

(of people) Insincere.