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