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fake
/feɪk/
noun
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
A trick; a swindle.
A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
verb
To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
adjective
Not real; false, fraudulent.
"Which fur coat looks fake?"
(of people) Insincere.
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