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 ]