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Fake

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Noun

1. fake, postiche, sham

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

2. fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. fake, juke

(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

Verb

4. counterfeit, fake, forge

make a copy of with the intent to deceive

Example Sentences:
'he faked the signature'
'they counterfeited dollar bills'
'She forged a Green Card'

5. cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle

tamper, with the purpose of deception

Example Sentences:
'Fudge the figures'
'cook the books'
'falsify the data'

6. bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

Example Sentences:
'The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it'

Adjective

7. bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

8. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fake

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verb
1. (transitive)
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. 
to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc)
noun
4. 
an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
adjective
5. 
not genuine; spurious
verb
1. (transitive; usually foll by down)
to coil (a rope) on deck
noun
2. 
one round of a coil of rope

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fake

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: faked or ˈfaking
1. 
a. 
to make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
b. 
to practice deception by pretending or simulating (something)
2.  US
to improvise
noun
3. 
anything or anyone not genuine; fraud; counterfeit
4.  Informal
a deceptive act, movement, etc.
adjective
5. 
fraudulent; not genuine; sham; false
6. 
artificial; not real; specif., made of synthetic fibers, to resemble animal fur
fake fur
verb transitiveWord forms: faked or ˈfaking
Nautical
to lay out (a line) in long, parallel, partly overlapping lengths so that it will run out freely without kinking
usually with down

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fake

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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.
n.
One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable.
tr.v. faked, fak·ing, fakes
To coil (a rope or cable).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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