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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.
1. a. dated, offensive : a person who is incapable of speaking. b. : a person who is habitually silent. c. : a stupid person. He's no dummy. She loves you, you dummy. 2. card games. a. : the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand. b. : a bridge player whose hand is a dummy. 3.
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.
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.
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.
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. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice. 3.
Definition of dummy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are 33 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dummy, four of which are labelled obsolete, and three of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. [...] 2. 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. [...] 3. A baby's dummy is a rubber or plastic object that you give the baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted. [British] [...] More.
Definition of dummy. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
