Usually means: Deceive or act dishonestly intentionally.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. play false: Collins English Dictionary
  2. play false: Vocabulary.com
  3. play false: Dictionary.com
  4. play false: Rhymezone
  5. play false: FreeDictionary.org
  6. play false: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. play false: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. play false: Legal dictionary
  2. play false: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. play false: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. play false: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. play false: Idioms

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verb:  conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end


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