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play out: become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"; play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"; perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"

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act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

personate collapse

four flush collapse

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

fool around collapse

impersonate collapse: represent another person with comic intentions; assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

toy with collapse

revue collapse: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

talk show collapse: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

Passion play collapse: a play representing the Passion of Christ

teleplay collapse

miracle play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

panel show collapse

cliff hanger collapse

improvisational drama collapse

mystery play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

introspect collapse: reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

decathlon collapse: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

doubles collapse: tennis played with two players on each side; badminton played with two players on each side

play off collapse

double header collapse

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

perpend collapse

kid around collapse

duologue collapse: a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors

play around collapse: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"

steal the show collapse

let on collapse

raffle collapse: a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money; dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"

horse around collapse: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"

stage show collapse

choreographer collapse: someone who creates new dances

gasser collapse

screenwriter collapse: someone who writes screenplays

tragedian collapse: an actor who specializes in tragic roles; a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies

playwright collapse

pose as collapse

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

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