feint

Feint is defined as an act of trickery or deception.

(noun)

An example of feint is a child pretending to be sick to get out of going to school.
An example of feint is a man pretending to throw a punch toward another man.

See feint in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a false show; sham
a pretended blow or attack intended to take the opponent off his guard, as in boxing or warfare

Origin: Fr feint < pp. of feindre: see feign

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to deliver (such a blow or attack)

See feint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from an intended target.
A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one's real purpose. See Synonyms at wile.

verb feint·ed, feint·ing, feints

verb, intransitive

To make a feint.

verb, transitive