Etymology 1

The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 CE in British criminals' slanghttp://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=fake&searchmode=none. It is probably from feak, feague, "to give a better appearance through artificial means"; akin to D veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe; German fegen, "to sweep", "to polish", cf. Old English

Adjective

1. Not real; false, fraudulent.

   Which fur coat looks faker?

Noun

1. A trick; a swindle.
2. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
3. Move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage when dribbling an opponent.

Verb

1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
2. To make; to construct; to do.
3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.

Noun

1. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Verb

1. To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.