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played dirty

played dirty is the simple past and past participle of play dirty.

Meaning of play dirty

Verb

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

  1. To act dishonestly or unfairly.
    Antonyms:
    play fair

Questions about played dirty

What is played dirty the simple past and past participle of?
Played dirty is the simple past and past participle of play dirty.

Words near played dirty in the dictionary

  1. played by the rules
  2. played cheat
  3. played chicken
  4. played Cupid
  5. played dead
  6. played dirty
  7. played doctor
  8. played down
  9. played dumb
  10. played fair
  11. played fast and loose

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