Dummy

English Meaning

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.
2. A mannequin used in displaying clothes.
3. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.
4. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.
5. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.
6. A stupid person; a dolt.
7. A silent or taciturn person.
8. A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.
9. Printing One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.
10. Printing A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.
11. Games The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.
12. Games The hand thus exposed.
13. Computer Science A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.
14. Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket.
15. Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.
16. Games Played with a dummy.
17. Computer Science Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable.
18. Printing To make a model of (a publication or page).
19. dummy up Slang To keep silence; clam up.