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Word of the day
for March 19
feint v
  1. (transitive, boxing, fencing)
    1. To direct (a blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack) on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
    2. (rare) To direct a feint or mock attack against (someone).
  2. (intransitive, boxing, fencing, also often military) To make a feint or mock attack.

feint n

  1. (often military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
  2. (boxing, fencing) A blow, thrust, or other offensive movement resembling an attack on some part of the body, intended to distract from a real attack on another part.
  3. (figuratively) Something feigned; a false or pretend appearance; a pretence or stratagem.

feint adj

  1. (boxing, fencing, also often military) Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike.
  2. (obsolete) Feigned, counterfeit, fake. [...]
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