A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw. / (figuratively) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.

To falsely attribute an insubstantial argument (a straw man argument) to another through direct declaration or indirect implication; to put words in someone's mouth.

present participle of straw man

simple past tense and past participle of straw man

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of straw man