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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain by playing a role |
| Synonyms: | be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act; take the part of |
| Synonyms: | act the part of, discourse, do*, enact, execute, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, perform, personate, play a gig, playact, portray, present, read a part, represent, take the role of, tread the boards |
| Antonyms: | direct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ham it up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be theatrical |
| Synonyms: | burlesque, caricature, chew up the scenery, emote, ham, overact, theatricalize, travesty |
| Main Entry: | play-act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act |
| Synonyms: | be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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