fake
     adj 1: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {phony},
             {phoney}, {bastard}]
     2: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
        article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
        fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
        imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
        hide" [syn: {false}, {faux}, {imitation}, {simulated}]
     n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
          [syn: {sham}, {postiche}]
     2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: {imposter}, {impostor},
         {pretender}, {faker}, {fraud}, {sham}, {shammer}, {pseudo},
         {pseud}, {role player}]
     3: (football) a deceptive move made by a football player [syn:
        {juke}]
     v 1: make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the
          signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She
          forged a Green Card" [syn: {forge}, {counterfeit}]
     2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
        "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {falsify},
         {cook}, {wangle}, {misrepresent}]
     3: talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well
        prepared for the debate and faked it" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0