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FEINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("feint" is a kind of...):

maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feint"):

fake; juke ((football) a deceptive move made by a football player)

Derivation:

feint (deceive by a mock action)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deceive by a mock action

Example:

The midfielder feinted to shoot

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "feint" is one way to...):

assume; feign; sham; simulate (make a pretence of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

feint (any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack))

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