feint
feint definition
feint (fānt)
noun
- a false show; sham
- a pretended blow or attack intended to take the opponent off his guard, as in boxing or warfare
Etymology: Fr feint < pp. of feindre: see feign
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to deliver (such a blow or attack)
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