Fake Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a report showing nonexistent profits. |
| 2. | to conceal the defects of or make appear more attractive, interesting, valuable, etc., usually in order to deceive: The story was faked a bit to make it more sensational. |
| 3. | to pretend; simulate: to fake illness. |
| 4. | to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising: I don't know the job, but I can fake it. |
| 5. | to trick or deceive (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out): The running back faked out the defender with a deft move and scored. |
| 6. | Jazz. | a. | to improvise: to fake an accompaniment. |
| b. | to play (music) without reading from a score. |
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–verb (used without object) | 7. | to fake something; pretend. |
| 8. | to give a fake to an opponent. |
–noun | 9. | anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This diamond necklace is a fake. |
| 10. | a person who fakes; faker: The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer proved to be a fake. |
| 11. | a spurious report or story. |
| 12. | Sports. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent. |
–adjective | 13. | designed to deceive or cheat; not real; counterfeit. |
—Verb phrase| 14. | fake out, Slang. | a. | to
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trick; deceive: She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my job. |
| b. | to surprise, as by a sudden reversal: They thought we weren't coming back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner. |
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