English Explanatory Dictionary

play dead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lie very still, like a corpse.
  2. To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

Word forms

play dead plays dead playing dead played dead

Synonyms

play possum play doggo

Related words

thanatosis
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