fake

:  one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running

:  counterfeit, sham He was wearing a fake mustache.

:  one that is not what it purports to be: such asa :  a worthless imitation passed off as genuine The signature was a fake.b :  impostor, charlatan He told everyone that he was a lawyer, but he was just a fake.c :  a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponentd :  a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick

1 :  to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious 2) genuine appearance to :  doctor faked the lab results

2 :  counterfeit, simulate, concoct faked a heart attack

3 :  to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see ⁴fake c)

4 :  improvise, ad-lib whistle a few bars … and I'll fake the rest — Robert Sylvester

1 :  to engage in faking something :  pretend —sometimes used with it if you don't have the answers, fake it

2 :  to give a fake to an opponent The runner faked left and then cut to the right.

:  not true or real The fake spider frightened me.

:  a person or thing that is not really what is pretended The diamond is a fake.

1 :  pretend 2 faking surprise

2 :  to change or treat in a way that gives a false effect She faked the test results.

3 :  to imitate in order to deceive fake a signature