Meaning & Definition of Dummy in English
English⟶
Dummy
/dəmi/
noun
1. A person who does not talk
synonym:
- dummy,
- silent person
2. An ignorant or foolish person
synonym:
- dumbbell,
- dummy,
- dope,
- boob,
- booby,
- pinhead
3. A figure representing the human form
synonym:
- dummy
4. A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
synonym:
- blank,
- dummy,
- blank shell
verb
1. Make a dummy of
- "Dummy up the books that are to be published"
synonym:
- dummy,
- dummy up
adjective
1. Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
- "A dummy corporation"
synonym:
- dummy
Examples of using
He made a crash test dummy of himself.