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Definitions for: Dummy
[n] a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
[n] a figure representing the human form
[n] an ignorant or foolish person
[n] a person who does not talk
[adj] having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
[v] make a dummy of; as of books or pages to be published
Webster (1913) Definition: Dum"my, a. [See Dumb.]
1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
Dummy car. See under Car.
Dum"my, n.; pl. Dummies.
1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith.
2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain
what its exterior indicates.
3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a
substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which
clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy
used to show the size of the future book, etc.
4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action;
a sham character.
5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and,
hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy
car.
7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three
persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight.
To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards.
The partner of the dummy plays it.
Synonyms: artificial, blank, blank shell, boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy up, pinhead, silent person, unreal
See Also: cartridge, create, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, figure, form, lay figure, make, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, mute, produce, simple, simpleton, ventriloquist's dummy
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