fake

fake¹ [feık] n

1.) a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people

▪ The painting was judged a fake.

▪ Jones can spot a fake from 20 feet away.

2.) someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have

▪ Her psychologist turned out to be a fake.

fake ²

fake² adj [usually before noun]

1.) made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people

▪ fake fur

▪ a fake ID card

▪ a fake $20 dollar bill

2.) not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people

▪ I gave a fake name.

▪ She was speaking with a fake German accent.

▪ a fake smile of friendliness

fake ³

fake³ v

[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Probably from German fegen 'to sweep, polish']

1.) [T]

to make something seem real in order to deceive people

▪ She faked her father's signature on the cheque.

▪ The insurance company suspected that he had faked his own death.

▪ The results of the experiments were faked.

2.) [I and T]

to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not

▪ I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it .

3.) [I and T]

to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport

▪ He faked a pass and then handed the ball off to Perry.

fake out [fake sb<=>out] phr v

to deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else