| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A display of insincere behavior: acting, disguise, dissemblance, masquerade, pretense, sham, show, simulation. See HONEST, TRUE. 2. Something done: action, deed, doing, thing, work. See DO. 3. The process of doing: action. See ACTION. 4. The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: assize, bill1, enactment, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See LAW. 5. A short theatrical piece within a larger production: sketch, skit. See PERFORMING ARTS. | | VERB: | 1. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See HONEST, TRUE. 2. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, demean1, deport, do, quit. See BE. 3. To perform the duties of another: function, officiate, serve. See DO, SUBSTITUTE. 4. To play the part of: do, enact, impersonate, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE. 5. To react in a specified way: behave, function, operate, perform, work. See ACTION. 6. To produce on the stage. Also used with out: do, dramatize, enact, give, perform, present2, put on, stage. See PERFORMING ARTS. | | PHRASAL VERB: | act up To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties: malfunction, misbehave. See THRIVE. act up To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion: carry on, misbehave. Informal : cut up, horse around. See GOOD.
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