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play Cupid

play Cupid verb: to act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.

Verb

play Cupid (third-person singular simple present plays Cupid, present participle playing Cupid, simple past and past participle played Cupid)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.

Forms of play Cupid

third-person singular presentplays Cupid
present participleplaying Cupid
past participleplayed Cupid
pastplayed Cupid

Questions about play Cupid

What does play Cupid mean?
Play Cupid means to act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.
What part of speech is play Cupid?
Play Cupid is a verb.
What is the past tense of play Cupid?
The past tense of play Cupid is played Cupid.

Words near play Cupid in the dictionary

  1. play chicken
  2. play clock
  3. play clocks
  4. play club
  5. play clubs
  6. play Cupid
  7. play date
  8. play dates
  9. play dead
  10. play dirty
  11. play doctor

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