| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun feint.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (feint) | 1. Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack).[Wordnet]. | |
| Adverb Base (feintly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective feint.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb | 1. To cheat or overreach.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To gild. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To hoodwink, defraud or betray. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To represent or feign. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To affect or pretend.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb feint.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (feint) | 1. Deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot".[Wordnet]. 2. To make a feint, or mock attack.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: feinting, feinted, feints, feinter, feinters, feintingly and feintedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FEINTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FEINTS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Food & Agriculture | The last running of a distillation containing most of the amyl alcohol and other substances of high boiling point. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: feint
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Feint Drift | A Feint Drift is a method of shifting the weight of a car from side to side and inducing oversteer. This technique is very good for use in heavier cars or cars that are prone to understeer. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: feint | ||||
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| Feint | 10 | Feint | 10 | |
| Feint (song) | 6 | Feint (song) | 6 | |
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