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Verb: play possum  pley'pósum
  1. To pretend to be dead

Derived forms: plays possum, played possum, playing possum

Type of: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham

Encyclopedia: Play possum

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play ball
play down
play false
play group
play hooky
play it by ear
play list
play off
play on words
play out
play possum
play reading
play the field
play therapy
play tricks
play truant
play up
play with fire
playa
playable
playact