feint

adjective

1. (obsolete) Feigned; counterfeit.

2. (fencing, boxing, war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike

noun

1. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

Definition categories: act, maneuver, manoeuvre

verb

1. deceive by a mock action

- The midfielder feinted to shoot

Definition categories: creation, assume, feign, sham, simulate