play act
11play-act — verb 1》 act in a play. 2》 engage in histrionic pretence. Derivatives play acting noun play actor noun …
12play-act — /ˈpleɪ ækt/ (say play akt) verb (i) to pretend; to behave theatrically or melodramatically. –play acting, noun …
13play-act — See: play acting …
14play·act·ing — /ˈpleıˌæktıŋ/ noun [noncount] : behavior that is not honest or sincere The company was losing money, but all of the playacting had people believing that it was doing well …
15act — [n1] something done accomplishment, achievement, action, deed, doing, execution, exploit, feat, move, operation, performance, step, thing, undertaking; concept 1 Ant. cessation, idleness, inactivity, inertia, quiet, quiet, repose, rest, stoppage …
16play — ► VERB 1) engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. 2) take part in (a sport or contest). 3) compete against. 4) take a specified position in a sports team. 5) represent (a character) in a… …
17play-acting — playˈ acting noun 1. Performance of plays 2. Pretence • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * play acting UK US noun [uncountable] behaviour in which you pretend to be upset, injured etc in order to get sympathy or an advantage Thesaurus: cheating,… …
18act the fool — ▪ To behave like a fool ▪ To be reckless or foolish ▪ To be exuberantly comical or high spirited ● fool * * * play/act/the fool phrase to deliberately behave in a silly way that annoys …
19act dumb — play/act dumb phrase to pretend to not know or not understand something Don’t play dumb with me – I know you took the money. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: dumb …
20play-acting — play .acting n [U] behaviour in which someone pretends to be serious or sincere, but is not >play act v [I] …
