Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
function as or act like;
- Example: "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"2.
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
- Example: "He acted the idiot"- Example: "She plays deaf when the news are bad"[syn: act, play, act as]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
act as
v 1: function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a
barrier"
2: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted
the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn:
act, play, act as]