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The definition of dummy

15 Definitions of: dummy

    1. noun, a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc
    2. noun, a) a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original b) (as modifier)
    3. noun, slang a stupid person; fool
    4. noun, derogatory slang a person without the power of speech; mute
    5. noun, a person who says or does nothing
    6. noun, a) a person who appears to act for himself while acting on behalf of another b) (as modifier)
    7. noun, military a weighted round without explosives, used in drill and training
    8. noun, bridge a) the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer b) the declarer's partner
    9. noun, a) a prototype of a proposed book, indicating the general appearance and dimensions of the finished product b) a designer's layout of a page indicating the positions for illustrations, etc
    10. noun, a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby
    11. noun, a rubber teat for babies to suck or bite on. US and Canadian equivalent: pacifier
    12. noun, counterfeit; sham
    13. noun, (of a card game) played with one hand exposed or unplayed
    14. verb, to prepare a dummy of (a proposed book, page, etc)
    15. verb, Also: sell (someone) a dummy sport to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)
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Synonyms: model, Slang geek (slang), figure, mannequin, form, manikin, lay figure, imitation, copy, duplicate And more...
 

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