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dummy


Definition: Meaning of, dummy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʌmi /

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dummy dummies
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  1. for clothes a model that is the shape and size of a person, especially used in order to show clothes in a shop or when you are making clothes
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  2. copy an object that is made to look like a tool, weapon, vehicle etc but which you cannot use
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  3. doll a small model of a person, with a mouth that can be moved so that it looks as though it is talking, used for entertainment
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  4. sports British English a move in a sport such as football in which a player pretends to pass the ball but does not, in order to deceive the other team's players
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  5. for babies British English a specially shaped rubber object that you put in a baby's mouth for it to suck [=  pacifier American English]
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  6. stupid person especially American English informal someone who is stupid
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  7. card game cards that are placed on the table by one player for all the other players to see in a game of BRIDGE
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  1. a dummy tool, weapon, vehicle etc is made to look like a real one but you cannot use it [=  replica]
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dummy used in phrases

  • baby's dummy (noun)
    1. device used for an infant to suck or bite on
  • dummy run (noun)
    1. an occasion when you practise doing something in complete detail to see if it works [=  dry run]
  • dummy up (verb)
    1. make a mock-up or prototype version of something
    2. North American English refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
  • dummy whist (noun)
    1. a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
  • ventriloquist's dummy (noun)
    1. a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice
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