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Word: Dummy
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from dumb+ -y. 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’ and ‘a model of a human being’ (mid 19th century)
ˈdʌmi
a model or replica of a human being
Short Definition:model of human being
Examples:- a waxwork dummy
an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one
Short Definition:object substituting for real or usual one
Examples:- tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies
- a dummy torpedo
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
Short Definition:(in sport) feigned pass or kick
a stupid person.
Short Definition:stupid person
the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
Short Definition:declarer's partner
Word: Dummy
Speech Type: Verb
ˈdʌmi
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent
Short Definition:(in sport) feign a pass or kick
Examples:- Blanco dummied past a static defence
create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.)
Short Definition:create mock-up of book or document
Examples:- when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book
- officials dummied up a set of photos
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