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feint - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'feint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Feint [ a.]
- Feigned; counterfeit.
- That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
- A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
2 . Feint [ v. i.]
- To make a feint, or mock attack.

Meaning of 'feint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . feint [ v]
Meaning (1):
- deceive by a mock action
Example in sentence:
  • The midfielder feinted to shoot