Associations to the word «Feint»
Noun
- Parry
- Thrust
- Adversary
- Assailant
- Slash
- Kick
- Dodge
- Blade
- Wrist
- Blow
- Punch
- Left
- Sword
- Attack
- Draw
- Guard
- Leap
- Right
- Move
- Motion
- Troop
- Knock
- Fallon
- Direction
- Ball
- Decoy
- Circling
- Rib
- Ruse
- Beat
- Balance
- Quart
- Deception
- Maneuver
- Groin
- Diversion
- Redoubt
- Pretense
- Oat
- Knife
- Jak
- Midway
- Ox
- Fax
- Fist
- Chin
- Flank
- Swing
- Lar
- Sabre
- Ellington
- Drow
- Fencing
- Claw
- Ambush
- Okinawa
- Ankle
Adjective
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Wiktionary
FEINT, verb. To make a feint, or mock attack.
FEINT, adjective. (obsolete) Feigned; counterfeit.
FEINT, adjective. (fencing) (boxing) (war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike
FEINT, noun. A movement made to confuse the opponent, a dummy
FEINT, noun. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
FEINT, noun. (fencing) (boxing) (war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
FEINT, noun. The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper (C19: Variant of FAINT)
FEINT OF HEART, noun. Misspelling of faint of heart.
Dictionary definition
FEINT, noun. Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack).
FEINT, verb. Deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot".
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