play truant
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play up


Definition: Meaning of, play up in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pleɪ ʌp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
play up played up played up
Present Participle Third Person Singular
playing up plays up
  1. [intransitive/transitive] British English if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny
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  2. [transitive] to try to persuade people to believe that something is more important than it is
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  3. [intransitive/transitive] to cause difficulties or pain for someone
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Pronunciation: səːtʃ aʊt
Parts of Speech: phrasal verb
to work hard in order to find something
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