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- Dictionarydummy/ˈdʌmi/
noun
- 1. a model or replica of a human being: "a waxwork dummy"
- 2. an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one: "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
verb
- 1. (chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent: "Blanco dummied past a static defence"
- 2. create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.): US "when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book"
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something that is not real and is used for practice or to deceive: The device is not a real bomb but a dummy. UK. in some sports, especially football, an act of pretending to kick or hit the ball in a particular direction, in order to deceive the other players. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of DUMMY is a person who is incapable of speaking. How to use dummy in a sentence.
1. countable noun. A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. ...the bottom half of a shop-window dummy. ...the ventriloquist's dummy. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real.
Dummy definition: an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
A dummy is a type of doll that looks like a person. Entertainers called ventriloquists can make dummies appear to talk. The automobile industry uses dummies in cars to study how safe cars are during a crash. A dummy can also be anything that looks real but doesn’t work: a fake.
dum·my. (dŭm′ē) n. pl. dum·mies. 1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute. 2. a. A mannequin used in displaying clothes. b. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist. c. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target. d.
DUMMY definition: 1. a small, rubber object that a baby sucks to stop it crying 2. a stupid person: 3. a model of a…. Learn more.
Definition of dummy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dummy definition: a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
dummy meaning, definition, what is dummy: a model that is the shape and size of a ...: Learn more.
