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play the giddy ox

play the giddy ox verb: synonym of act the goat.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of act the goat.
    Synonyms:
    act the goat

Synonyms of play the giddy ox

Forms of play the giddy ox

third-person singular presentplays the giddy ox
present participleplaying the giddy ox
past participleplayed the giddy ox
pastplayed the giddy ox

Questions about play the giddy ox

What does play the giddy ox mean?
Play the giddy ox means synonym of act the goat.
What part of speech is play the giddy ox?
Play the giddy ox is a verb.
What is the past tense of play the giddy ox?
The past tense of play the giddy ox is played the giddy ox.

Words near play the giddy ox in the dictionary

  1. play the field
  2. play the fool
  3. play the game
  4. play the gender card
  5. play the giddy goat
  6. play the giddy ox
  7. play the goat
  8. play the hand dealt
  9. play the hand one is dealt
  10. play the hand one was dealt
  11. play the hand that one is dealt

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