verb
- made a deceptive or pretended movement, especially in sports or combat, to mislead an opponent
Usage: past tense of ‘feint’
Examples
- The boxer feinted left before throwing a right hook.
- She feinted toward the basket then passed to her teammate.
- The fencer feinted high and then struck low.
- He feinted a pass but kept the ball instead.
- The soccer player feinted right to confuse the defender.
- The knight feinted an attack to draw out his opponent.