Usually means: Pretend to be deceased temporarily.
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  1. play dead: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. play dead: Wiktionary
  3. Play Dead (Coben novel), Play Dead (Mutemath album), Play Dead (band), Play Dead (novel), Play Dead (show), Play Dead (song), Play dead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Play Dead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. play dead: Idioms

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  1. Play Dead: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (play dead)

▸ verb:  To lie very still, like a corpse.
▸ verb:  To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

Similar:
play possum, corpse, play dumb, possum, charge, lollop, plank, lie along, plotz, slug, more...

Opposite:
fight back, resist, defend, retaliate

Phrases:
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, more...

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Similar:
play possum, corpse, play dumb, possum, charge, lollop, plank, lie along, plotz, slug, more...

Opposite:
fight back, resist, defend, retaliate

Phrases:
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, more...



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