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  • 11Fake — 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… …

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  • 12Fake — 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… …

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  • 13Fake — Fake, n. A trick; a swindle. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Fake — [feik] das; s, s <aus engl. fake »Fälschung, Betrug«> [bewusste] Veränderung von Fotos, Musiktiteln u. Ä. durch Montagen, Schnitte, Einblendungen u. Ä. (bes. in der Werbung) …

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  • 15fake — n sham, humbug, counterfeit, imposture, cheat, fraud, deceit, deception fake adj Counterfeit, spurious, bogus, sham, pseudo, pinchbeck, phony Analogous words: fabricated, forged (see MAKE): framed, invented, concocted (see CONTRIVE) Contrasted… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16fake — fake·ment; fake; …

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  • 17fake — I noun charlatan, copy, counterfeit copy, emulation, fabrication, facsimile, false representation, falsehood, falsification, feigned copy, forged duplicate, forgery, fraud, fraudulent replica, hoax, imitation, imposter, pretender, quack, replica …

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  • 18FAKE — (falso) es una serie de género Shonen ai (yaoi). Contiene 7 tomos del manga homónimo creado por Mato Sanami y publicado por la editorial Seiji Biblos y un OVA de 60 minutos. Esta obra está ambientada en Nueva York y habla sobre dos detectives del …

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  • 19fake — attested in London criminal slang as adjective (1775), verb (1812), and noun (1851, of persons 1888), but probably older. A likely source is feague to spruce up by artificial means, from Ger. fegen polish, sweep, also to clear out, plunder in… …

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  • 20Fake — [feɪk ], der oder das; s, s <englisch> (umgangssprachlich für Fälschung, Betrug, Schwindel) …

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