Meaning Of The Word Fake

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A fake fur or a fake painting, for example, is a fur or painting that has been made to look valuable or genuine, often in order to deceive people.

fake in American English 1
anything or anyone not genuine; fraud; counterfeit
fraudulent; not genuine; sham; false
to make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
intransitive verb: to fake something; pretend
transitive verb: prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent)

fake in American English 2
to lay out (a line) in long, parallel, partly overlapping lengths so that it will run out freely without kinking
noun: any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down
transitive verb: to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking

fake in British English 1
adjective: not genuine; spurious
noun: an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery
verb: to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence

fake in British English 2
noun: one round of a coil of rope
verb: to coil (a rope) on deck

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