Dummy - English meaning
ˈdʌm.i
Dummy – definitions in English dictionary
nounA model or replica of a human being.
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A waxwork dummynounAn object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one.
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Tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummiesnoun(chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
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Connoisseurs of back flip passes, outrageous dummies and champagne rugby in general would have love…nounA stupid person.
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But the devil with the horns was looked upon as a kind of fool's gold, taught to dummies too stupid…Synonims:
IdiotFoolHalfwitNincompoopDunceDoltIgnoramusCretinImbecileDullardMoronSimpletonClodDopeNinnyChumpDimwitNitwitGoonDumboDum-dumDumb-bellLoonJackassBoneheadFatheadNumbsnounThe declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
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Immediately after this opening lead, the dummy's cards are exposed.
verb(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.
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Blanco dummied past a static defenceverbCreate a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.).
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When we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book
nounA large model of a human, especially one used to show clothes in a shop
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The dummies in the store windows, a ventriloquist's dummy, uk a shop dummy
nounSomething that is not real and is used for practice or to deceive
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The device is not a real bomb but a dummy.
nounIn some sports, especially football, an act of pretending to kick or hit the ball in a particular direction, in order to deceive the other players
nounA smooth rubber or plastic object that is given to a baby to suck in order to comfort it and make it stop crying
nounA stupid or silly person
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You dummy - you don't know the answer!, only a dummy would ignore the safety warnings.
adjectiveNot real
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An enormous dummy perfume bottle in the shop window
verbIn games such as football or rugby, to pretend to kick or move a ball in a particular direction but instead do something completely different, in order to deceive the opposing team's players
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Adams' cross was dummied by novo at the front post, allowing smith to score from close range.
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Word origin
late 16th century: from dumb + -y1. The original sense was ‘a person who cannot speak’, then ‘an imaginary fourth player in whist’ (mid 18th century), whence ‘a substitute for the real thing’
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