Word Meaning

feints definition and meaning

a. Feigned; counterfeit.
a. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
a. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.

Crossword clues for feints

- a ruse
- Deceive by a mock action
- Deceptive blow
- Deceptive movement
- False blow
- False show
- Mock attack
- Pretend to move
- Trick move
- Dummy passes
- Swoons, I hear, in mock attacks