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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|fāk}}, {{IPA|/feɪ̯k/}}
* {{audio|en-us-fake.ogg|US}}

== Adjective ==
{{adj|fake|faker|fakest}}
{{adj|more=true}}
# Something which is '''fake''' is not real, [[false]], or [[fraudulent]]. {{ant|genuine}}
#: ''Which fur coat looks '''fake'''?''

== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{countable}} A '''fake''' is a [[trick]]; a [[swindle]].
# {{countable}} A '''fake''' is something that is not [[genuine]], or is presented as real that is not real.
#: ''That [[bill#Noun|bill]] is a '''fake'''.''
# {{countable}} {{sports}} A '''fake''' is a [[move]] meant to [[deceive]] (trick) an [[opposing]] player.
# {{countable}} {{nautical}} A '''fake''' is one of the [[circle]]s or [[winding]]s of a [[cable]], as it lies in a [[coil]]; a single [[turn]] or coil.

== Verb ==
{{verb|fak|e}}
# {{intransitive}} If you '''fake''', you [[cheat]], [[swindle]], [[steal]], or [[rob]].
# {{transitive}} If you '''fake''' something, you [[manipulate]] it fraudulently, so as to make it appear better or other than it is.
# <!--countable?--> To make a [[counterfeit]], to [[counterfeit]], to [[forge]].
# {{transitive}} If you '''fake''' something, you make a false display of it; you [[affect]], [[feign]], or [[simulate]] it.
# {{nautical}} If you '''fake''', you coil a [[rope]] or a [[wire]], by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of [[zigzag]] or figure of eight form, to stop it from becoming [[twist]]ed.

=== Related words ===
* [[faker]] {{a|noun}}