Fake

Fake
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Fake? — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda FAKE? es un grupo japonés que ha sido descrito como rock alternativo mezclado con sonidos electrónicos, y algunos le han llamado alternative punk rock mix . La mayoría de las letras están en inglés, con algo de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fake — is a term used to describe or imply something which is not real. For example, a document or other object created to look like a real object that exists or could exist, or a performance where an event is played, or untrue statements. Or a person… …   Wikipedia

  • Fake — 〈[ fɛık] m. 6 oder n. 15; umg.; salopp〉 1. Simulation, Täuschung 2. Fälschung, Imitation eines teuren Markenproduktes ● die Geschichte ist ein Fake; die Uhr hat sich als Fake entpuppt [engl.] * * * Fake [feɪk ], der od. das; s, s [engl. fake, zu …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fake — Слева направо: Ди Лейтнер, Ре Маклейн ふぇいく Жанр …   Википедия

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fake — 〈 [fɛık] m. od. n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; umg.; salopp〉 1. Simulation, Täuschung; die Geschichte ist ein Fake 2. Fälschung, Imitation eines teuren Markenproduktes; die Uhr hat sich als Fake entpuppt [Etym.: engl.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • fake — [adj] false, imitation affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, concocted, counterfeit, fabricated, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, invented, make believe, mock, phony, pretended, pseudo*, reproduction, sham, simulated, spurious; concepts 401,582… …   New thesaurus

  • fake — fake1 [fāk] vt., vi. faked, faking [earlier feague, feake, ult. < ? Ger fegen, polish, sweep, in 17th c. thieves slang, to clean out a (victim s) purse] 1. a) to make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or… …   English World dictionary

  • fake it — informal : to pretend to be something that you are not or to have some knowledge or ability that you do not really have He acts like he s my friend, but I can tell that he s just faking it. He didn t know the words to the song, so he had to fake… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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