💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Play up"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| act upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble. |
| cozy upverb | (American spelling) Alternative spelling of cosy up. [(intransitive) To snuggle.] |
| shine upverb | (transitive) To cause to be shiny or more shiny. |
| suck upverb | (slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour. |
| highlightverb | (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize. |
| foregroundnoun | (computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others. |
| spotlightnoun | (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part. |
| cotton upverb | ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior |
| sidle upverb | ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior |
| go itverb | (informal) To proceed, to make progress; go on (expressing encouragement). |
| carry onverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before. |
| prat aroundverb | (British, Ireland, intransitive, informal) To behave foolishly. |
| play the foolverb | (idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner. |
| monkey aroundverb | (informal, idiomatic) To act foolishly. |
| playnoun | (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. |
| play hob withverb | (idiomatic, dated UK, rustic US) mess with, cause trouble for |
| play alongverb | (idiomatic, US) To cooperate or go along with a plan. |
| wind upverb | (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result. |
| play silly buggersverb | (British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, idiomatic) To act in a stupid or reckless manner. |
| camp it upverb | (informal) To behave in a camp (campy) or effeminate way. |
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