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Definition dummy in British English

dummy noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdʌmi/
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baby buggy baby carriage buggy
2

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

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awning cart case
3

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

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original copy transcript
4

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

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fool buffoon clown
5

a sudden movement of your body, especially in sports such as football, in order to make your opponent think that you are going to send the ball in a different direction

Example

Hughes sold a clever dummy and raced towards the goal.

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backhand backhander ball
6

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

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bid call cards
Definition dummy in British English