fake out

== English == === Verb === fake out (third-person singular simple present fakes out, present participle faking out, simple past and past participle faked out) (transitive, informal) To deceive, mislead, or trick (someone). ==== Usage notes ==== The object of this verb is usually placed between fake and out. Often used in a sporting context to indicate a situation in which a player is lured out of position or put off stride by a misleading movement by an opposing player. ==== Derived terms ==== fakeout (noun) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “fake out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === outfake