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¹fake

verb \ˈfāk\

fakedfak·ing

Definition of FAKE

transitive verb

: to coil in fakes

Origin of FAKE

Middle English

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with FAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake

²fake

noun

Definition of FAKE

: one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running

First Known Use of FAKE

1627

³fake

adjective

: not true or real : meant to look real or genuine but not real or genuine

Full Definition of FAKE

: counterfeit, sham

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Origin of FAKE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1775

Related to FAKE

Synonyms: artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, imitation, false, faux, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Antonyms: genuine, natural, real

⁴fake

noun

Definition of FAKE

: one that is not what it purports to be: as

a : a worthless imitation passed off as genuine

b : impostor, charlatan

c : a simulated movement in a sports contest (as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent

d : a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick

First Known Use of FAKE

1827

Synonym Discussion of FAKE

imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine <their claim of environmental concern is an imposture>. fraud usually implies a deliberate perversion of the truth <the diary was exposed as a fraud>. sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real thing or action <condemned the election as a sham>. fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty <these jewels are fakes; the real ones are in the vault>. humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent <creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public>. counterfeit applies especially to the close imitation of something valuable <20-dollar bills that were counterfeits>.