Fake

(Naut.) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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.

Faking box
a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.

To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.

To make; to construct; to do.

To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.

A trick; a swindle.

Noun	1.	fake - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Synonyms: sham, postiche
	2.	fake - a person who makes deceitful pretenses Synonyms: faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud
	3.	fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Synonyms: juke
Verb	1.	fake - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" Synonyms: counterfeit, forge
	2.	fake - fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Synonyms: fudge, falsify, misrepresent, wangle, manipulate, cook
	3.	fake - talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" Synonyms: bullshit, bull
Adj.	1.	fake - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: bogus, phoney, phony, bastard
	2.	fake - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" Synonyms: faux, imitation, simulated, false

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