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Definition dummy in American English

dummy noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdʌmi/
1

something that is made to look like a real object, used either for practicing something or for tricking people

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2

a model of someone's body, used especially for measuring clothes that you are making or for showing clothes in a store

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3

someone who is not very intelligent or who does not have much imagination

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4

cards that someone places on the table during a game of bridge so that the other players can see them

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5

a movement in a sports game made to trick someone

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6

a baby's pacifier

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Definition dummy in American English