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fake 1
(fāk)adj.
Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
n.
1. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
2. Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.
v. faked, fak·ing, fakes
v.tr.
1. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit: fake a signature.
2. To simulate; feign: faked his death so his wife would collect insurance money.
3. Music To improvise (a passage).
4. Sports To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.
v.intr.
1. To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.
2. Sports To perform a fake.
[From earlier slang, to do, rob, tamper with, from earlier feak, to beat and feague, to beat, set moving, cause (a horse) to hold its tail high by artificial means, fake (as in feager, one using false documents), perhaps from German fegen, to sweep, move briskly, torment, or Dutch vegen, to sweep.]
fak′er n.
fak′er·y (fā′kə-rē) n.
fake 2
(fāk)n.
One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable.
tr.v. faked, fak·ing, fakes
To coil (a rope or cable).
[Middle English faken, to coil a rope.]
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fake
(feɪk)vb
1. (tr) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence
2. to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc): to fake a headache.
3. (Theatre) to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc)
n
an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
adj
not genuine; spurious
[originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or do]
ˈfaker n
ˈfakery n
fake
(feɪk) nauticalvb
(Nautical Terms) (usually foll by: down) to coil (a rope) on deck
n
(Nautical Terms) one round of a coil of rope
[Middle English faken, perhaps via Lingua Franca from Italian facciare to make or do; see fake1]
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fake1
(feɪk)v. faked, fak•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to create or render so as to mislead, deceive, or defraud others: to fake a report.
2. to pretend; feign: to fake illness.
3. to counterfeit: to fake a person's signature.
4. to accomplish by improvising.
5. to trick (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out).
6. to improvise.
v.i. 7. to fake something; pretend.
8. to give a fake to an opponent.
9. fake out, Slang. to trick; outwit.
n. 10. anything that misleads or defrauds others by seeming to be what it is not.
11. a person who fakes.
12. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent.
adj. 13. counterfeit.
[1805–15; orig. vagrants' slang: to do for, rob, kill (someone), shape (something); perhaps alter. of obsolete feak, feague to beat, akin to Dutch veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe]
fak′er, n.
fak′er•y, n.
fake2
(feɪk)v. faked, fak•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to lay (a rope) in a fake.
n. 2. any complete loop of a rope.
[1350–1400; Middle English: to coil (a rope), of obscure orig.]
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fake
Past participle: faked
Gerund: faking
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
fake
to feign
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| Noun | 1. |  fake - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to befake book - a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly imitation - something copied or derived from an original Potemkin village - something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance |
| 2. |  fake - a person who makes deceitful pretensesbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses | |
| 3. | fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player feint - any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | |
| Verb | 1. | fake - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| 2. | fake - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" | |
| 3. | fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" | |
| Adj. | 1. | fake - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
| 2. |  fake - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
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fake
adjective
1. artificial, false, forged, counterfeit, affected, assumed, put-on, pretend (informal), mock, imitation, sham, pseudo (informal), feigned, pinchbeck, phoney or phony (informal) The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
artificial real, true, actual, genuine, legitimate, faithful, authentic, honest, veritable, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
artificial real, true, actual, genuine, legitimate, faithful, authentic, honest, veritable, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)
noun
1. forgery, copy, fraud, reproduction, dummy, imitation, hoax, counterfeit It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake.
2. charlatan, deceiver, sham, quack, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal) She denied claims that she is a fake.
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
fake
adjectiveFraudulently or deceptively imitative:
2. A fraudulent imitation:
1. To contrive and present as genuine:
Idioms: make believe, put on an act.
2. To make a fraudulent copy of:
3. To impart a false character to (something) by alteration:
4. To take on or give a false appearance of:
Idiom: make believe.
5. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:
6. To compose or recite without preparation:
Idiom: wing it.
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Translations
falešnýnapodobeninanapodobitpadělekpodvodník
forfalsketforfalskningimiteretsvindleruægte
väärennettyväärennös
krivotvorinalažan
ál-
eftirlíkingfalsafalsaîur, óektafalskurloddari
偽模造の模造品贋
가짜의위조품
apsimetėlisapsišaukėlisfalsifikatasfalsifikuotiklastotė
blēdisviltojumsviltotviltotsviltvārdis
ponaredekponareditiponarejen
förfalskningoäkta
ของปลอมปลอม
đồ giảgiả
fake
[feɪk]A. N (= thing, picture) → falsificación f; (= person) → impostor(a) m/f, embustero/a m/f; (as term of abuse) → farsante mf
B. ADJ → falso
C. VT
2. (US) (= improvise) → improvisar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fake
[ˈfeɪk] n
(= false painting, antique, passport, document) → faux m (= false photo) → trucage m
The painting was a fake → Le tableau était un faux.
His illness is a fake
BUT Sa maladie est une comédie.
The painting was a fake → Le tableau était un faux.
His illness is a fake
BUT Sa maladie est une comédie.
(= person) → imposteur m
adj
(= counterfeit) [document, passport, ID] → faux(fausse); [alibi] → faux(fausse)
(= artificial) [flowers, snow] → artificiel(le); [blood] → faux(fausse); [fur] → faux(fausse)
She wore fake fur → Elle portait une fausse fourrure.
a fake tan → un bronzage artificiel
She wore fake fur → Elle portait une fausse fourrure.
a fake tan → un bronzage artificiel
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fake
adj → unecht; certificate, banknote, painting → gefälscht; fake fur → Pelzimitation f; a fake suntan → Bräune f → aus der Flasche
n (= object) → Fälschung f; (jewellery) → Imitation f; (= person, trickster) → Schwindler(in) m(f); (feigning illness) → Simulant(in) m(f); the passport/painting was a fake → der Pass/das Gemälde war gefälscht
vt → vortäuschen; picture, document, results, evidence etc → fälschen; bill, burglary, crash → fingieren; jewellery → imitieren, nachmachen; elections → manipulieren; to fake an illness → (eine Krankheit) simulieren or vortäuschen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fake
[feɪk]1. n (picture) → falso; (thing) → imitazione f; (person) → impostore/a
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato
2. adj → falso/a, fasullo/a
4. vi → fingere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fake
(feik) noun1. a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery. That picture is a fake.
2. a person who pretends to be something he is not. He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.
adjective1. made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving. fake diamonds.
2. pretending to be something one is not. a fake clergyman.
verb to pretend or imitate in order to deceive. to fake a signature.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fake
→ زَائِف, مُزَيَّف falešný, napodobenina forfalsket, forfalskning Fälschung, unecht απομίμηση, πλαστός falsificación, falsificado, falso väärennetty, väärennös faux krivotvorina, lažan falso 模造の, 模造品 가짜의, 위조품 namaak-, vervalsing forfalsket, forfalskning imitacja, zmyślony falso подделка, поддельный förfalskning, oäkta ของปลอม, ปลอม sahte đồ giả, giả 假的, 假货Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
fake
vi. fingir; falsificar, simular, pretender.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012