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Noun: feint  feynt
  1. Any distracting or deceptive manoeuvre (as a mock attack)
    "The army's feint to the east drew enemy forces away from their true objective";
    - dummy
Verb: feint  feynt
  1. Deceive by a mock action
    "The midfielder feinted to shoot";
    - juke [N. Amer, informal]

Sounds like: fain

Derived forms: feinting, feints, feinted

Type of: assume, feign, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], sham, simulate, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Feint