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| dum·my [ dúmmee ] |
noun (plural dum·mies) |
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1. mannequin in store: a model of a human used for making or displaying clothes
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2. model used by ventriloquist: a large, sometimes stuffed, model of a human, as used by a ventriloquist
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3. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's intelligence or credulity
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informal insult
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4. football bag used in tackling practice: in football, a stuffed bag, usually mounted on a frame, that represents an opposing player and is used in blocking and tackling practice
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5. imitation: an imitation of something, especially one lacking a feature or function of the original and deceivingly substituted for it
  A lot of the system's switches are just dummies.
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6. feigned pass: in soccer, rugby, or a similar game, a feigned pass or other move intended to deceive an opponent, especially a tackler
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7. person or organization acting as front: a person or organization serving as a front for another while pretending to be independent
a dummy corporation
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8. arms nonexplosive form of munition: a nonexplosive form of an explosive munition
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9. publishing model book: a set of model pages, often blank or containing only one group of printed pages signature, that have been bound and jacketed to give an idea of the final book
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10. bridge set of cards shown: an exposed hand of cards in bridge, consisting of the cards held by the player partnering the player who attempts to make the final contract, or the player who exposes his or her cards
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11. Canada babyware
Same as pacifier (sense 2)
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12. publishing model page: a page that looks like the final product but is a computer-generated or pasted-up facsimile showing general design specifications
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transitive verb (past and past participle dum·mied, present participle dum·my·ing, 3rd person present singular dum·mies) |
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publishing make facsimile of pages: to make up a dummy of a page, or make up a set of pages into a dummy
dummied several pages for the sales conference
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| [Late 16th century. <dumb + -y1] |
