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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"

speculate collapse: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"; talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"; invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

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"

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"

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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