(n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device
that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture,
humbug.
(n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
(a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham
fight.
(v. t.) To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false
pretenses.
(v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
(v. t.) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape;
to feign.
(v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
