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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fake \Fake\, n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS.
     f[ae]c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row,
     and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.)
     One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it
     lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fake \Fake\, v. t. (Naut.)
     To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in
     opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of
     eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in
        the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fake \Fake\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or
     OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.]
     1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make; to construct; to do.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear
        better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog,
        by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening
        it.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fake \Fake\, n.
     A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fake \Fake\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or
     OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.]
     1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
  
     2. To make; to construct; to do.
  
     3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear
        better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog,
        by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening
        it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fake \Fake\, n.
     A trick; a swindle. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fake \Fake\, n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS.
     f[ae]c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row,
     and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.)
     One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it
     lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fake \Fake\, v. t. (Naut.)
     To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in
     opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of
     eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.
  
     Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in
        the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fake
       adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus, phony,
               phoney, bastard]
       2: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
          article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
          fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
          imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
          hide" [syn: false, faux, imitation, simulated]
       n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
            [syn: sham, postiche]
       2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor,
           pretender, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo,
           pseud, role player]
       3: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn:
          juke]
       v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the
            signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She
            forged a Green Card" [syn: forge, counterfeit]
       2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
          "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, falsify,
           cook, wangle, misrepresent]
       3: talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well
          prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: bullshit, bull]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 το κόλπο
     2 η απομίμηση, το πλαστό αντίγραφο
     3 (ετ αθλητ en) η προσποίηση (σε μία ποδοσφαιρική τρίπλα)
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το κόλπο
     2 η απομίμηση, το πλαστό αντίγραφο
     3 (ετ αθλητ en) η προσποίηση (σε μία ποδοσφαιρική τρίπλα)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εξαπατώ, κλέβω
     2 κάνω, φτιάχνω
     3 απομιμούμαι, αντιγράφω κάτι δημιουργώντας μια πλαστή απομίμηση
     4 προσποιούμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     a.
     1 Not real; false, fraudulent
     2 (lb en of people) insincere
     n.
     1 Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
     2 (lb en sports) A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for
  gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
     3 (lb en archaic) A trick; a swindle
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge,
  to falsify.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign,
  to simulate.
     3 (lb en archaic) To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
     4 (lb en archaic) To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object
  appear better or other than it really is
     5 (lb en music ambitransitive) To improvise, in jazz.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser,
  as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding
  alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or
  figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
     German a.
     (tlb de informal) #English, sham, counterfeit
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt Internet slang of an image or video shared on the web) (l en
  fake), manipulated, not genuine
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) a (l en fake) account in a social network or
  other online community; a sock puppet

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Fa-ke
     Chinese Pidgin English n.
     (lb cpi Guangzhou) (l en American)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Fake
     German n.
     1 n fake, rip-off (gloss: inferior copy)
     2 n fake (gloss: fraudulent presentation, such as a staged video)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     a.
     1 Not real; false, fraudulent
     2 (lb en of people) insincere
     n.
     1 Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
     2 (lb en sports) A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for
  gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
     3 (lb en archaic) A trick; a swindle
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge,
  to falsify.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign,
  to simulate.
     3 (lb en archaic) To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
     4 (lb en archaic) To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object
  appear better or other than it really is
     5 (lb en music ambitransitive) To improvise, in jazz.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser,
  as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
     vb.
     (lb en nautical) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding
  alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or
  figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     German a.
     (tlb de informal) #English, sham, counterfeit
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt Internet slang of an image or video shared on the web) (l en
  fake), manipulated, not genuine
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) a (l en fake) account in a social network or
  other online community; a sock puppet

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Fake
     German n.
     1 n fake, rip-off (gloss: inferior copy)
     2 n fake (gloss: fraudulent presentation, such as a staged video)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     German a.
     (tlb de informal) #English, sham, counterfeit
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt Internet slang of an image or video shared on the web) (l en
  fake), manipulated, not genuine
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt Internet slang) a (l en fake) account in a social network or
  other online community; a sock puppet

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Fake
     German n.
     1 n fake, rip-off (gloss: inferior copy)
     2 n fake (gloss: fraudulent presentation, such as a staged video)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     Englanti a.
     epäaito, keinotekoinen, tekaistu
     Englanti n.
     väärennös
     Englanti vb.
     väärentää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fake
     Engelska a.
     inte äkta, falsk, förfalskad
     Engelska n.
     1 bluff, förfalskning
     2 ringformig bukt
     Engelska vb.
     förfalska, fejka; försköna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fake /fˈeɪk/
  مزيف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fake //feɪ̯k// 
  подпра́вен, фалши́в, фалшифици́ран
  not real

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fake //feɪ̯k// 
  1. фалшифика́т
  something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently
  2. витка
  winding

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fake //feɪ̯k// 
  1. фалшифици́рам
  counterfeit, falsify
  2. подпра́вя, подпра́вям
  modify fraudulently to make sth. look better
  3. [[нави́вам]] [[въже́]]
  wind