Associations to the word «Feint»
Noun
Adverb
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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.