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fake

The correct spelling is fake.

How to pronounce fake

/feɪk/
noun

IPA: /feɪk/

Say it like: Fak-e

The correct spelling is fake. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. For example: "to fake a marriage"

Usage Examples

to fake a marriage

Which fur coat looks fake?

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
  2. 2.A trick; a swindle.
  3. 3.A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
  4. 4.One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

verb

  1. 1.To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
  2. 2.To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
  3. 3.To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
  4. 4.To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
  5. 5.To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

adjective

  1. 1.Not real; false, fraudulent.
  2. 2.(of people) Insincere.

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