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  1. 1. n. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To make; to construct; to do. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A trick; a swindle. Source: opted
  7. 7. adj. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a person who makes deceitful pretenses Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive Source: wordnet

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