dummy
- dummy
dum|my1 [ˈdʌmi] n plural dummies
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1¦(for clothes)¦
2¦(copy)¦
3¦(doll)¦
4¦(sports)¦
5¦(for babies)¦
6¦(stupid person)¦
7¦(card game)¦
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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: DUMB1]
1.) ¦(FOR CLOTHES)¦
a model that is the shape and size of a person, especially used in order to show clothes in a shop or when you are making clothes
▪ a shop-window dummy
▪ a tailor's dummy
2.) ¦(COPY)¦
an object that is made to look like a tool, weapon, vehicle etc but which you cannot use
▪ During practice runs, the warheads in the missiles will be dummies.
3.) ¦(DOLL)¦
a small model of a person, with a mouth that can be moved so that it looks as though it is talking, used for entertainment
▪ a ventriloquist's dummy
4.) ¦(SPORTS)¦
BrE a move in a sport such as football in which a player pretends to pass the ball but does not, in order to deceive the other team's players
5.) ¦(FOR BABIES)¦
BrE a specially shaped rubber object that you put in a baby's mouth for it to suck
American Equivalent: pacifier
6.) ¦(STUPID PERSON)¦
especially AmE informal someone who is stupid
▪ No, you dummy. The other hand.
7.) ¦(CARD GAME)¦
cards that are placed on the table by one player for all the other players to see in a game of ↑
bridgedummy 2
dummy2 adj [only before noun]
a dummy tool, weapon, vehicle etc is made to look like a real one but you cannot use it
▪ a dummy rifle
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Dummy — may refer to: Military dummy: dummy round a cartridge that is inert, i.e. contains neither primer nor gunpowder decoy fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy Crash test dummy, a full scale replica of a human being, weighted and… … Wikipedia
Dummy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dummy LP de Portishead Publicación octubre de 1994 Grabación 1993 – 1994 … Wikipedia Español
Dummy — [ˈdʌmɪ] (engl. für Attrappe) bezeichnet: eine Attrappe für künstlerische Zwecke oder Tests Crashtest Dummy, eine mit zahlreichen Sensoren ausgestattete Puppe in Form eines Menschen oder Tieres, die bei der Unfallforschung (Crashtests) von Fahr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dummy — index imitation, proxy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 dummy … Law dictionary
Dummy — Dum my, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dummy — Dum my, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] {Dummy car}. See under {Car}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dummy — ► NOUN (pl. dummies) 1) a model or replica of a human being. 2) an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real one. 3) Brit. a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. 4) (in sport) a feigned pass or kick. 5) informal … English terms dictionary
dummy — [dum′ē] n. pl. dummies [< DUMB + Y2] 1. [Old Slang] a person unable to talk; mute: an offensive term 2. a figure made in human form, as for displaying clothing, practicing tackling in football, etc. 3. an imitation or sham; substitute for the… … English World dictionary
Dummy — Album par Portishead Sortie 17 octobre 1994 Enregistrement State of Art and Coach House Studios Durée 49min16s Genre Trip hop Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
dummy — [n1] mannequin copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer*, sham*, stand in, sub, substitute; concepts 436,716 Ant. being, entity dummy [n2] stupid person blockhead*, dimwit*, dolt*, dullard*, dunce, fool, idiot … New thesaurus
dummy — 1590s, mute person, from DUMB (Cf. dumb). Extended by 1845 to figure representing a person. Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning dolt, blockhead is from 1796 … Etymology dictionary
