(pronounced feynt) To pretend to attack in one direction while the real attack is directed somewhere else.

1670s, "a false show, assumed appearance;" 1680s as "a pretended blow, movement made to deceive an opponent as to the object of an attack," from French feinte "a feint, sham, [..]

c. 1300, feinten, "to deceive, pretend" (obsolete), also "become feeble or exhausted; to lack spirit or courage," from Middle English feint (adj.) "feigned, false, counterfeit [..]

n. Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.

Maneuver or diversion designed to distract or mislead. Done by giving the impression that a certain action is planned, while in fact another, or even none, will take place. fencibles. Generally mariners by trade who were employed for the defense of the ports and harbors of the United States. At Baltimore they manned the barges and guns at Fort McHe [..]

Parallel horizontal lines drawn lightly with a ruler or printed in light-colored ink across a sheet or page, as in an account book to keep entries separate or in a medieval manuscript to guide the han [..]

(n) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)(v) deceive by a mock action

To pretend to tack. (See "False Tack.")   Fender.-- A sort of buffer made of rope, wood, matting, cork, or other material to hang over the side of a vessel when she is about to come into con [..]

adj. "feigned, pretended," s.v. feint a. OED. KEY: feint@adj

adj 1 feynt 1

an action that attempts to confuse and trick an opponent e.g. step over, scissors, Beardsley, Ronaldhino, Ronaldo, Cryff all have feints named after them.

Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the serve; also called a "balk".

A maneuver performed by a ball carrier that is intended to get the defender to react, allowing the ball carrier to move the ball the other way. Any of the step-overs and moves created by famous players constitute feints.  

see Balk

To make a feint, or mock attack.

A false attack intended to get a defensive reaction from the opposing fencer, thus creating the opportunity for a genuine attack (“feint‐disengage attack”)