Fake - Definition

adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus,
fake, phony, phoney, bastard]
2: 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" [syn: fake,
false, faux, imitation, simulated]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
[syn: fake, sham, postiche]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
3: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn:
juke, fake]
v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the
signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged
a Green Card" [syn: forge, fake, counterfeit]
2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
"cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge,
manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle,
misrepresent]
3: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The
politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
[syn: talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake]