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   dum·my

   /ˈdəmē/

   noun

   • 1. a model or replica of a human being: "a waxwork dummy"
   • ▪ a figure used for displaying or fitting clothes: "a tailor's dummy" Similar mannequinmanikinlifelike modelfigurelay figure
   • ▪ a ventriloquist's doll.
   • 2. something designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual thing; a counterfeit or sham: "tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies"
   • ▪ a prototype or mock-up, especially of a book or the layout of a page. Similar mock-upimitationlikenesslookalikerepresentationsubstitutesamplecopyreplicareproductioncounterfeitshamfakeforgeryinformal:dupe
   • ▪ a blank round of ammunition.
   • ▪ denoting a word that has no semantic content but is used to maintain grammatical structure: "a dummy subject, as in “it is” or “there are.”"
   • ▪ a rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on; a pacifier. British
   • 3. a stupid person. informal North American Similar idiotfoolhalfwitnincompoopduncedoltignoramuscretinimbeciledullardmoronsimpletonclodinformal:dopeninnychumpdimwitnitwitgoondumbodum-dumdumbbellloonjackassboneheadfatheadnumbskullblockheaddunderheadchuckleheadknuckleheadmuttonheadpudding-headthickheadwooden-headairheadpinheadlamebrainpeabrainbirdbrainzombiejerknerddipstickdonkeynoodlenittwitnumptyclotplonkerberkpratpillockwallygitwazzockassdivvynerktwerptwonkcharliemugmuppetnyaffballoonsumphgowkgobdawschmuckbozobooblamerturkeyschlepperchowderheaddumbheadgoofballgoofgoofusgalootdorklummoxklutzputzschlemielsapginkcluckclunkding-dongdingbatwienerweenydipsimpspudcootpalookapoopsquareheadyo-yodingleberrywing nutdrongodillalecgalahnongboganpoonboofheadmomparavulgar slang:knobheadasshatarchaic:tomfoolnoddyclodpoleloggerheadspoonymooncalf
   • 4. the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
   • ▪ the exposed hand of the declarer's partner.
   • ▪ an imaginary fourth player in whist: "dummy whist"

   verb

   • 1. create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.): US "when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from dumb + -y1. The original sense was ‘a person who cannot speak’, then ‘an imaginary fourth player in whist’ (mid 18th century), whence ‘a substitute for the real thing’ and ‘a model of a human being’ (mid 19th century).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dummyDummy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DUMMY is a person who is incapable of speaking. How to use dummy in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUMMY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUMMY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. countable noun. A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. ...the bottom half of a shop-window dummy. ...the ventriloquist's dummy. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] 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.

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   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.

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDUMMY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dummyDummy - definition of dummy by The Free Dictionary

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   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. b. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist. c. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target. d. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice. 3.