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play like

play like verb: to pretend.

Verb

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

  1. (Southern US) To pretend.

Forms of play like

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

Questions about play like

What does play like mean?
Play like means to pretend.
What part of speech is play like?
Play like is a verb.
What is the past tense of play like?
The past tense of play like is played like.

Words near play like in the dictionary

  1. play it cool
  2. play it for all it's worth
  3. play it pear-shaped
  4. play it safe
  5. play it straight
  6. play like
  7. play merry havoc with
  8. play merry hell with
  9. play money
  10. play nice
  11. play Nostradamus

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