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made a play

made a play is the simple past and past participle of make a play.

Meaning of make a play

Verb

make a play (third-person singular simple present makes a play, present participle making a play, simple past and past participle made a play)

  1. To attempt to get or achieve.
  2. To try to initiate a romantic relationship.
    Synonyms:
    make a move on

Questions about made a play

What is made a play the simple past and past participle of?
Made a play is the simple past and past participle of make a play.

Words near made a play in the dictionary

  1. made a pass
  2. made a pig of oneself
  3. made a pig out of oneself
  4. made a pig's ear of
  5. made a pile
  6. made a play
  7. made a point
  8. made a production out of
  9. made a run for it
  10. made a scene
  11. made a show of oneself

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