feint
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
Types & categories
- tactical maneuver hypernym
- juke hyponym
Related & opposite
- feint derivation
Sense 2 verb
deceive by a mock action
The midfielder feinted to shoot
Types & categories
- sham hypernym
Related & opposite
- feint derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | feint |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tactical maneuver |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | juke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | feint |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sham |