Definition of feint

• a. - Feigned; counterfeit.
• a. - That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
• a. - A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
• v. i. - To make a feint, or mock attack.