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- Dictionarydummy/ˈdʌmi/
noun
- 1. a model or replica of a human being: "a waxwork dummy"
- 2. an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one: "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
verb
- 1. (chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent: "Blanco dummied past a static defence"
- 2. create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.): US "when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book"
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The meaning of DUMMY is a person who is incapable of speaking. How to use dummy in a sentence.
something that is not real and is used for practice or to deceive: The device is not a real bomb but a dummy. UK. in some sports, especially football, an act of pretending to kick or hit the ball in a particular direction, in order to deceive the other players. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Dummy definition: an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists. They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine.
A dummy is a type of doll that looks like a person. Entertainers called ventriloquists can make dummies appear to talk. The automobile industry uses dummies in cars to study how safe cars are during a crash. A dummy can also be anything that looks real but doesn’t work: a fake.
Define dummy. dummy synonyms, dummy pronunciation, dummy translation, English dictionary definition of dummy. n. pl. dum·mies 1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute. 2. a. A mannequin used in displaying clothes....
DUMMY definition: 1. a small, rubber object that a baby sucks to stop it crying 2. a stupid person: 3. a model of a…. Learn more.
[countable] a thing that seems to be real but is only a copy of the real thing. The bottles of whisky on display are all dummies. [countable] (North American English, informal) a stupid person. Don't just stand there, you dummy. [countable] (in some sports) an occasion when you pretend to make a particular move and then do not do so.
Dummy definition: a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
1. A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. [...] 2. You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real. [...] 3. A baby's dummy is a rubber or plastic object that you give the baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted. [British] [...] More.
