Associations to the word «Feint»

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.

FEINT, noun. Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack).

FEINT, verb. Deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot".