Definitions for: Feint


[n] any distracting maneuver (as a mock attack)
[v] deceive with a feint



Webster (1913) Definition: Feint, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See
Feign.]
Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]

Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.


Feint, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a
pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.

Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.
--Spectator.

2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is
intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in
fencing, boxing, war, etc.


Feint, v. i.
To make a feint, or mock attack.

See Also: assume, feign, maneuver, manoeuvre, sham, simulate, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

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