Lexic.us

Definition of Play up

1. Verb. Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

2. Verb. Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior. "She is playing up to the chairman"

Definition of Play up

1. Verb. (British idiomatic) To misbehave ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Play Up

play silly buggers play someone like a fiddle play structure play the advantage play the board play the field play the fool play the ponies play the race card play the same tape

play the white man play therapy play to the gallery play to win play truant play up (current term) play well with others play with fire playa playabilities

playability playable playact playacted playacting playactings playactor playactors

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