dummy:1
noun1598{ds||1|a|}
- a person who is incapable of speaking
- a person who is habitually silent
- a stupid person
dummy:2
adjective
dummy
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1846{ds||1|a|}
- having the appearance of being real : artificial
- existing in name only : fictitious
- apparently acting for oneself while really acting for or at the direction of another
dummy:3
verb
dummy
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circa 1928
- to make a dummy of (something, such as a publication) —often used with up
dummy up
verb
dummy up
\
1926
- to say nothing : clam up
dummy variable
noun
dummy variable
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1957
- an arbitrary mathematical symbol or variable that can be replaced by another without affecting the value of the expression in which it occurs
dummy pill
noun
dummy pill
\
- a pill or substance that is given to a patient like a drug but that has no physical effect on the patient : placebo
dummy run
noun
dummy run
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- a practice event that is done to prepare for the actual event that will happen in the future : dry run
crash test dummy
noun
crash test dummy
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- a life-size model of a person used in tests to see what happens to people when a car gets into an accident
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