Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fake out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: fake out
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone).

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Rhyder, who police later concluded had been faking them out during the pursuit by reaching into his pants several times for a gun, actually had been searching frantically for the weapon."
"There’s no reason for the catcher to try to spoof the ump, fake him out, in that situation. . . . There’s no need for deception."
"Wee-Man ran up to Williams to shake hands, then faked her out, running his hand through his hair instead."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fakes out (present, singular) faking out (participle, present) faked out (participle, past) faked out (past)

Derived Forms

fakeout

Phrases

head fake

Frequently Paired Words

head fake

Questions

What does fake out mean?: To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone).

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