Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fake

~1 n 1 a copy of a valuable object, painting etc that is intended to deceive people  (We thought it was a genuine antique, but it was only a fake.) 2 someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have  (He claimed to have natural healing powers, but he turned out to be a fake.) ~2 adj usually before noun 1 made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people  (fake fur) 2 pretending to be something you are not in order to deceive people  (A fake doctor tricked his way into a hospital last night.) ~3 v 1 to make an exact copy of something, or invent figures or results, in order to deceive people  (He faked his father's signature on the cheque. | The results of these experiments were faked.) 2 to pretend to be ill, interested etc when you are not  (fake it )  (I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it.) 3 to pretend to move in one direction, but then move in another, especially when playing sport  (He faked a pass and then handed the ball off to Perry.) fake sb out phr v AmE to deceive someone by making them think you are planning to do something when you are really planning to do something else