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sell the dummy

sell the dummy verb: to succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.

Verb

sell the dummy (third-person singular simple present sells the dummy, present participle selling the dummy, simple past and past participle sold the dummy)

  1. To succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.

Forms of sell the dummy

third-person singular presentsells the dummy
present participleselling the dummy
past participlesold the dummy
pastsold the dummy

Questions about sell the dummy

What does sell the dummy mean?
Sell the dummy means to succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.
What part of speech is sell the dummy?
Sell the dummy is a verb.
What is the past tense of sell the dummy?
The past tense of sell the dummy is sold the dummy.

Words near sell the dummy in the dictionary

  1. sell side
  2. sell sides
  3. sell snow to Eskimos
  4. sell someone a bill of goods
  5. sell someone a pup
  6. sell the dummy
  7. sell the family silver
  8. sell the news
  9. sell the pass
  10. sell up
  11. sell wolf tickets

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