faker; fakest
: not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit, sham
He was wearing a fake mustache.
She held up the bowl to the window light and smiled her fakest smile yet …—Lee Durkee
From the well-known to the unknown, fake news, misinformation and hate rhetoric are causing harm to many individuals.—Dolar Popat
: one that is not what it purports to be: such as
a
: a worthless imitation passed off as genuine
The signature was a fake.
c
: a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent
d
: a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick
faked; faking
1
: to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2) genuine appearance to : doctor
faked the lab results
2
: counterfeit, simulate, concoct
faked a heart attack
3
: to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c)
1
: to engage in faking something : pretend
—sometimes used with it
if you don't have the answers, fake it
2
: to give a fake to an opponent
The runner faked left and then cut to the right.
faker
noun
: one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running
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