play act
1play-act — (plāʹăkt ) intr.v. play ·act·ed, play ·act·ing, play ·acts 1. To play a role in a dramatic performance. 2. To play a pretended role; make believe. 3. To behave in an overdramatic or artificial manner. * * * …
2play|act — play act or play|act «PLAY AKT», intransitive verb. 1. to perform in a dramatic production. 2. Figurative. to make believe; pretend. –v.t. to act (a part); portray: »Figurative. just play acting the bohemian (Punch) …
3play-act — ► play act engage in pretence in an attention seeking manner. Main Entry: ↑play …
4play act — index pretend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5play-act — index simulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6play-act — v. 1 intr. act in a play. 2 intr. behave affectedly or insincerely. 3 tr. act (a scene, part, etc.). Derivatives: play acting n. play actor n. * * * v pretend, put on, assume, feign, sham, counterfeit, fake, fabricate, simulate, bluff,… …
7play|act|ing — play act|ing or play|act|ing «PLAY AK tihng», noun. 1. the acting of plays; dramatic performance. 2. Figurative. the action of making believe; pretending …
8play-act|ing — or play|act|ing «PLAY AK tihng», noun. 1. the acting of plays; dramatic performance. 2. Figurative. the action of making believe; pretending …
9play-act — play acts, play acting, play acted VERB: usu cont If someone is play acting, they are pretending to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. The victim revealed he was only play acting …
10play-act — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To play the part of: act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, portray, represent. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE. 2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:… …
