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Pretended blow
Answer for the clue "Pretended blow ", 5 letters:
feint
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 (context obsolete English) Feigned; counterfeit. 2 (context fencing boxing war English) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike n. 1 A movement made to confuse the opponent, a dummy 2 That which is feigned; an assumed ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As a rule of thumb, always use a rear foot kick after a feint . ▪ But until the weather here turns cool again and the race heats up, look for a steady stream of empty feints. ▪ Disguise Disguise your steps with feints that ...
Usage examples of feint.
Harphaxi mercenary cavalry made a brief feint toward the left of the Hostigi force, but the arquebusiers let fly, their volley felling two score of horses and emptying a few saddles.
The venom of murderous intent could be stalled, outwilled through doubleblind logic and feint.
Each of the adversaries seemed to await some movement on the part of the other, and the Federal commander made heavy feints against both the Confederate right and left, with the view of discovering some weak point, or of inducing Lee to lay himself open to attack.
The feints and slight encounters preceding the battle of Fredericksburg are not of much interest or importance.
He punched at the keyboard, programming a few short grav-drive feints to keep them occupied.
He had devised a complicated plan of attack involving feints and counterfeints and was eager to try out his newfound military skills.
There would be no more feints and jabs, no more combinations and exchanges.
The others backed off to give them room as Ori hacked with all his might, recovered as the blow was deflected and again attacked, feinted and this time his blow was true.
A griffon darted in for the kill, hurtling toward Lockram as he feinted away from the coach.
Yaran and Mazil - feinting at the beast with spears, trying without success to lure it forward.
Again he made a feint, which Kane, distracted by the mutilated mouth, again parried awkwardly.
The main gun moved in its gyro-controlled cradle, a feint humming whine as the mantlet moved, the breech riding up smoothly.
Avall gasped, as he feinted around Rann to knock the ball toward the glass wall.
Again and again, by feint of foot and hand and body he continued to inveigle Sandel into leaping back, ducking, or countering.
He feinted with his left, drew the answering duck and swinging upward hook, then made the half-step backward, delivered the upper cut full to the face and crumpled Sandel over to the mat.