ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Fake', Synonyms of 'Fake' & More on 'Fake'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

fake
    adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus,
           fake, phony, phoney, bastard]
    2: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
       article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur";
       "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm
       leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: fake,
       false, faux, imitation, simulated]
    n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
         [syn: fake, sham, postiche]
    2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
       impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
       shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
    3: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn:
       juke, fake]
    v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the
         signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged
         a Green Card" [syn: forge, fake, counterfeit]
    2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
       "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge,
       manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle,
       misrepresent]
    3: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The
       politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
       [syn: talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fake \Fake\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or
   OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.]
   1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
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   2. To make; to construct; to do.
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   3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear
      better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog,
      by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening
      it.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fake \Fake\, n.
   A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fake \Fake\, n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS.
   f[ae]c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row,
   and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.)
   One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it
   lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fake \Fake\, v. t. (Naut.)
   To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in
   opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of
   eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.
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   Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in
      the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for fake:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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