what does fake mean?
FAKE as NOUN
- Meaning
- (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
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Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- something that is a counterfeit
- not what it seems to be
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Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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FAKE as VERB
- Meaning
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- The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive
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- he faked the signature
- they counterfeited dollar bills
- She forged a Green Card
Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
Hypernyms(s) fake is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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FAKE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- fraudulent
- having a misleading appearance
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- Meaning
- not genuine or real
- being an imitation of the genuine article
- it’’s real synthetic fur”
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- it isn”t fake anything
- faux pearls
- false teeth
- decorated with imitation palm leaves
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
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