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Meaning of 'fake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fake [ n.]
- One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
- A trick; a swindle.
2 . Fake [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
- To make; to construct; to do.
- To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.

Meaning of 'fake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fake [ v]
Meaning (1):
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
Example in sentence:
  • cook the books;
  • falsify the data;
  • Fudge the figures
Meaning (2):
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • he faked the signature;
  • She forged a Green Card;
  • they counterfeited dollar bills
Meaning (3):
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Example in sentence:
  • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
4 . fake [ s]
Meaning (4):
- not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
Example in sentence:
  • a purse of simulated alligator hide;
  • decorated with imitation palm leaves;
  • false teeth;
  • faux pearls;
  • it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur

Nearby Words:

fakir

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