Nearby words
feijoada, feininger, feininger, lyonel, feinschmecker, feint, feints, feira de santana, feirie, feisal, feisal i, feisal ii
Definition for feints (2 of 3)
feint
[ feynt ]
/ feɪnt /
noun
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
verb (used without object)
to make a feint.
verb (used with object)
to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
to make a false show of; simulate.
Origin of feint
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French feinte, noun use of feminine of feint pretended, past participle of feindre to feign
Definition for feints (3 of 3)
faints
or feints
[ feynts ]
/ feɪnts /
noun (used with a plural verb)
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
Compare foreshots.
Origin of faints
1735–45; noun use (in plural) of faint (adj.)
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British Dictionary definitions for feints (1 of 4)
feints
faints
/ (feɪnts) /
pl n
the leavings of the second distillation of Scotch malt whisky
British Dictionary definitions for feints (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for feints (3 of 4)
feint
1/ (feɪnt) /
noun
a mock attack or movement designed to distract an adversary, as in a military manoeuvre or in boxing, fencing, etc
a misleading action or appearance
verb
(intr) to make a feint
Word Origin for feint
C17: from French feinte, from feint pretended, from Old French feindre to feign
British Dictionary definitions for feints (4 of 4)
feint
2/ (feɪnt) /
noun
printing the narrowest rule used in the production of ruled paper
Word Origin for feint
C19: variant of faint
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