Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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play possum | No | No | Yes | No |
pretend | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
play possum (noun) | pretend (noun) |
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the enactment of a pretense |
play possum (adjective) | pretend (adjective) |
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imagined as in a play |
play possum (verb) | pretend (verb) |
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to pretend to be dead | make believe with the intent to deceive |
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like | |
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | |
state insincerely | |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | |
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of |