dummy
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without all of the intended…To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without all of the intended functionality.
» Tom is a dummy.
Том болван. — odexed
Том дурачок. — furioness
Том — бовдур. — deniko
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2 sensesTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without all of the intended functionality.
The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals.
To feint.
- make a dummy of
Examples
29 sentencesTom is a dummy.
Том — бовдур. — deniko
ruТом болван. — odexed
Tom is no dummy.
Том не дурень. — shanghainese
ruТом не болван. — snailp4el
My son doesn't want to give up his dummy.
I'm no dummy.
ruЯ не тупица. — sharptoothed
What a dummy you are!
deWas bist du doch für ein Dummkopf! — Waldelfe
Origin
From dumb + -y. Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctioFrom dumb + -y. Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctional replica.
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Forms
dummies, dummying, dummied, dummiedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.