feint

feint
    n 1: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
    v 1: deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"
    

Feint \Feint\, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See
   {Feign}.]
   Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]
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         Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.
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Feint \Feint\, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See {Feint}, a.]
   1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a
      pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
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            Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.
                                                  --Spectator.
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   2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is
      intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in
      fencing, boxing, war, etc.
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Feint \Feint\, v. i.
   To make a feint, or mock attack.
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      apology, appearance, applied tactics, armored tactics, art,
      artful dodge, artifice, attitudinizing, bag of tricks,
      barrier tactics, befooling, blind, bluff, bluffing, bosey, catch,
      cavalry tactics, cheat, cheating, chicanery, chouse, cloak, color,
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      contrivance, counterfeit, coup, cover, cover story, cover-up,
      craft, curve, curve-ball, cut, cute trick, deceit, deception,
      defensive strategy, delusion, design, device, dirty deal,
      dirty trick, disguise, dissemblance, dissembling, dissimulation,
      distraction, diversion, dodge, encirclement, excuse, expedient,
      facade, face, fake, fakement, fakery, faking, false air,
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      front, gambit, game, gilt, gimmick, gloss, googly, grift, guise,
      handle, hoax, hocus-pocus, home thrust, hoodwinking, humbug,
      humbuggery, imposture, infantry tactics, infiltration, intrigue,
      investment, jab, jig, joker, juggle, jugglery, knavery,
      lame excuse, little game, locus standi, lunge, make-believe,
      maneuver, mask, masquerade, meretriciousness, mob tactics,
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      pass, pincers movement, play, playacting, plot, ploy, poor excuse,
      pose, posing, posture, pretense, pretension, pretext, protestation,
      public motive, put-off, racket, recommend, red herring, refuge,
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      trickery, varnish, veil, whizzer, wile, wily device,
      window dressing