| Front | dummy |
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| Back | noun, adjective, verbBrE /ˈdʌmi/NAmE /ˈdʌmi/ noun (pl. dummies)1 [countable] a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop windowa tailor's dummy a ventriloquist's dummy see also mannequin (2) 2 [countable] a thing that seems to be real but is only a copy of the real thingThe bottles of whisky on display are all dummies. 3 [countable] (NAmE, informal) a stupid personDon't just stand there, you dummy. 4 [countable] (in some sports) an occasion when you pretend to make a particular move and then do not do so 5 [countable] (BrE)(NAmE paci•fier)a specially shaped rubber or plastic object for a baby to suck 6 [uncountable] (in card games, especially bridge)the cards which are placed facing upwards on the table and which can be seen by all the playersShe played a jack from dummy. adjective [only before noun]made to look real, although it is actually a copy which does not work replicaa dummy bomb verb [transitive, intransitive] (in football ( soccer ))to pretend to make a particular move in order to confuse your opponent~ sthShe dummied a shot that brought the goalie to her knees. He was accused of dummying a penalty.+ adv./prep. He dummied past five defenders, then shot at the near post. |
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