Dictionary

play dead en · VERB

Meanings

1. To lie very still, like a corpse.
   • Near-synonym: play doggo
2. To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

Forms

Relateds

thanatosis

Synonyms

play possum · play doggo

Translations (30)

ko 죽은 척을 하다 (to act as though defeated) · fi näytellä kuollutta (to lie very still, like a corpse) · it fingersi morto (to act as though defeated) · fr faire le mort (to lie very still, like a corpse) · tr ölü taklidi yapmak (to lie very still, like a corpse) · eo ŝajnigi sin morta (to lie very still, like a corpse) · cmn 裝死 /装死 (to lie very still, like a corpse) · no spille død (to act as though defeated) · ka თავს იმკვდარუნებს (to lie very still, like a corpse) · de sich tot stellen (to act as though defeated) · tl magpatay-patayan (to lie very still, like a corpse) · ca fer el mort (to lie very still, like a corpse) · pl udać trupa (to act as though defeated) · fi teeskennellä kuollutta (to act as though defeated) · fi näytellä kuollutta (to act as though defeated) · fi leikkiä kuollutta (to lie very still, like a corpse) · sv spela död (to lie very still, like a corpse) · cmn 裝死 /装死 (to act as though defeated) · fi esittää kuollutta (to act as though defeated) · pl udawać trupa (to act as though defeated) · pl udać trupa (to lie very still, like a corpse) · fr faire le mort (to act as though defeated) · tr ölü taklidi yapmak (to act as though defeated) · fi esittää kuollutta (to lie very still, like a corpse) · fi teeskennellä kuollutta (to lie very still, like a corpse) · fi leikkiä kuollutta (to act as though defeated) · ia facer le morte (to lie very still, like a corpse) · pl udawać trupa (to lie very still, like a corpse) · it fare il morto (to act as though defeated) · es hacerse el muerto (to act as though defeated)