verb🔗ShareTo cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob."The student was faking illness to avoid taking the test. "actionbusinesseconomylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is"The student was caught faking her doctor's note to get out of taking the test. "actioncharacterbusinessmoralvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify."The student was faking a cough to get out of taking the test. "actionbusinesssocietymoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate."to fake a marriage"actionmindhumanpersonstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."The sailor was carefully faking the mooring line on the deck, ensuring it wouldn't tangle when they needed to cast off quickly. "nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
