*fak*

v. t. (Naut.) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Faking box, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or OD. facken to catch or gripe. ] [ Slang in all its senses. ] 1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make; to construct; to do. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A trick; a swindle. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as fakir.
Syn. -- fakir. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sometimes erroneously written fakir. ] 1. One who fakes something; as (a) a thief. (b), a peddler of petty things. (c) a workman who dresses things up. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Syn. -- imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham, pseudo, pseud, role player. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Ar. faqīr poor. ] an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [ Written also faquir anf fakeer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]