feint

Speech parts

1. feint - Noun

2. feint - Adjective

3. feint - Verb

Meaning

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.

To make a feint, or mock attack.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dodge juke jinks wile bluff play attempt front gambit humbug make-believe cover device shift scheme
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Antonyms

direct lucid easy ordinary obvious plain
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Hypernyms

assume simulate maneuver manoeuvre sham feign

Hyponyms

juke fake

Phrases with the word

make a feint of doing

Anagrams

Fenit

Examples

The midfielder feinted to shoot Source: Internet

Are we prepared for a huge adjustment in our mind shift because we are no longer in the age of feint and margin. Source: Internet

Any parent who has flown with a toddler or endured a 12-hour car ride with a screamer can tell you that, no matter how glamorous family travel seems, it’s not for the feint of heart. Source: Internet

First, on October 27, XXI Corps began a feint against Gaza, consisting initially of a systematic and increasingly heavy artillery bombardment from land-based heavy and medium guns. Source: Internet

Iran began with a feint attack against Basra, which was stopped by the Iraqis; Meanwhile, an amphibious strike force landed at the foot of the peninsula. Source: Internet

Building on Vaudreuil's work harassing the Oswego garrison, Montcalm executed a strategic feint by moving his headquarters to Ticonderoga, as if to presage another attack along Lake George. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Feingold syndrome Feinman Feinstein feinter feirie feis