Толковый словарь английского языка - fake

I. transitive verb (~d; faking) Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century to coil in ~s, II. noun Date: 1627 one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running, III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1775 counterfeit, sham, IV. noun Date: 1827 one that is not what it purports to be: as, a worthless imitation passed off as genuine, impostor, charlatan, a simulated movement in a sports contest (as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent, a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick, see: imposture V. verb (~d; faking) Date: 1851 transitive verb to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously genuine appearance to ; doctor , counterfeit, simulate, concoct , to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a ~, improvise, ad-lib , intransitive verb to engage in faking something ; pretend, to give a ~ to an opponent, ~r noun ~ry noun