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Feint

Feint Meaning & Definition
Feint Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Feint?

[n] any distracting maneuver (as a mock attack)
[v] deceive with a feint

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See Also | assume | feign | maneuver | manoeuvre | sham | simulate | tactical maneuver | tactical manoeuvre

Feint In Webster's Dictionary

\Feint\, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See {Feign}.] Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.] Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.
\Feint\, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See {Feint}, a.] 1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch. Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. --Spectator. 2. 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.
\Feint\, v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.

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