| act |
a thing that is done; deed. [1/9 definitions] |
| affect2 |
to imitate or pretend to have. |
| assume |
to put on in a false way; pretend. [1/3 definitions] |
| counterfeit |
to feign or pretend. [1/7 definitions] |
| dissemble |
to pretend or make a false show of; feign. [1/3 definitions] |
| fake |
to pretend. [2/5 definitions] |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| feint |
to make a feint of; pretend. [1/5 definitions] |
| fool |
to pretend; tease. [1/6 definitions] |
| impersonate |
to copy the appearance and actions of; pretend to be. |
| joust |
a real or pretend fight between two knights on horseback. Each knight tries to knock the other off his horse with a lance. [1/2 definitions] |
| make believe |
to pretend or imagine. |
| make out |
to pretend something that is not true (fol. by a clause beginning with "that"). [1/6 definitions] |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, esp. in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| playact |
to act out fantasies; pretend; make believe. [1/3 definitions] |
| play along |
to cooperate or pretend as if one is cooperating or agreeing. |
| play possum |
to pretend to be asleep or dead; keep very still to avoid being noticed. Opossums do this so predators will ignore them. |
| pose1 |
to pretend to be what one is not. [1/5 definitions] |
| rock2 |
to move back and forth while sitting in a rocking chair or on some other thing designed for backward and forward movement, such as a child's pretend horse. [1/9 definitions] |
| sham |
to pretend to feel or be something. [1/7 definitions] |
| simulate |
to put on an appearance of; pretend. [1/2 definitions] |