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# protopsaltis
## English
### Alternative forms

* Protopsaltis

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

### Noun

protopsaltis (plural protopsaltai)
* (Christianity) The cantor in charge of the music for a service of the Byzantine Rite.
** 1889, “Byzantine ecclesiastial music”, in The Scottish Review, volume 14, page 279:For the transliteration of the Oriental characters into European notation the musical world is indebted to the care and ability of Mr. Evstratios Pappadopoulos, Protopsaltis of the Church of the Panaghia in Stavrodromion, Pera, Constantinople.
** 2015, Merih Erol, Greek Orthodox Music in Ottoman Istanbul: Nation and Community in the Era of Reform:In his letter to the parish board, Nikolaos's father complained about the Protopsaltis of the church, who first decreased the salary of his son and then dismissed him from the choir.
** 2016, Ruth Macrides, Pseudo-Kodinos and the Constantinopolitan Court: Offices and Ceremonies:The protopsaltai, the domestikoi, and the anagnostai who, according to an old custom, were called kraktai in these festivities and celebrations, stand on platforms made of wood that have been erected on both sides of the nave for this purpose and chant some hymns composed for and suited to these kinds of occasions.
# proseguito
## Italian
### Participle

proseguito (feminine proseguita, masculine plural proseguiti, feminine plural proseguite)
* past participle of proseguire
# يستيقظن
## Arabic
### Verb

يستيقظن (form X)
* يَسْتَيْقِظْنَ (yastayqiẓna) /jas.taj.qiðˤ.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَيْقَظَ (istayqaẓa)
* يُسْتَيْقَظْنَ (yustayqaẓna) /jus.taj.qaðˤ.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَيْقَظَ (istayqaẓa)
# głosowałybyśmy
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡwɔsɔˈvawɘbɘɕmɘ/
* Rhymes: -awɘbɘɕmɘ
* Syllabification: gło‧so‧wa‧ły‧byś‧my

### Verb

głosowałybyśmy
* first-person plural nonvirile conditional of głosować
# ometia
## Catalan
### Verb

ometia
* first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ometre
# يسترد
## Arabic
### Verb

يسترد (form X)
* يَسْتَرِدُّ (yastariddu) /jas.ta.rid.du/: third-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
* يُسْتَرَدُّ (yustaraddu) /jus.ta.rad.du/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
* يَسْتَرِدَّ (yastaridda) /jas.ta.rid.da/: third-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
* يُسْتَرَدَّ (yustaradda) /jus.ta.rad.da/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
* يَسْتَرِدِّ (yastariddi) /jas.ta.rid.di/: third-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
* يُسْتَرَدِّ (yustaraddi) /jus.ta.rad.di/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of اِسْتَرَدَّ (istaradda)
# ligbi
## Adangme
### Noun

ligbi
* day
# pishashi
## English
### Noun

pishashi (plural pishashis)
* Alternative form of pishachi
# pishashis
## English
### Noun

pishashis
* plural of pishashi
# શાક
## Gujarati
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit શાક (śāka).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Gujarati) IPA: /ˈʃɑk/
* (Surati) IPA: /ˈɦɑk/
* Hyphenation: શાક
* Rhymes: -ɑk

### Noun

શાક • (śāk) n
* vegetable
* saag

#### Derived terms

* શાકભાજી (śākbhājī)

### Further reading

* “શાક”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
# omspronge
## Dutch
### Verb

omspronge
* (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of omspringen
# ligamentose
## Latin
### Adjective

ligāmentōse
* vocative masculine singular of ligāmentōsus
# protectio
## Latin
### Etymology

From prōtegō +‎ -tiō.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /proːˈteːk.ti.oː/, [proːˈt̪eːkt̪ioː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /proˈtek.t͡si.o/, [proˈt̪ɛkt̪͡s̪io]

### Noun

prōtēctiō f (genitive prōtēctiōnis); third declension
* (Late Latin, rare) protection; shelter
    Synonyms: dēfēnsiō, dēfēnsa, vindicātiō, tūtēla

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | prōtēctiō | prōtēctiōnēs |
| Genitive | prōtēctiōnis | prōtēctiōnum |
| Dative | prōtēctiōnī | prōtēctiōnibus |
| Accusative | prōtēctiōnem | prōtēctiōnēs |
| Ablative | prōtēctiōne | prōtēctiōnibus |
| Vocative | prōtēctiō | prōtēctiōnēs |

#### Descendants

* Catalan: protecció
* → Czech: protekce
* Galician: protección
* Italian: protezione
* Old French: protection
** → English: protection
** French: protection
*** Haitian Creole: pwoteksyon
* → Portuguese: proteção
* Romanian: protecție
* Spanish: protección
* → Russian: проте́кция (protékcija)

### References

* “protectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* protectio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* protectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
# protecting
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/
* Hyphenation: pro‧tect‧ing

### Verb

protecting
* present participle and gerund of protect
# protection course
## English
### Noun

protection course (plural protection courses)
* (construction) A sacrificial material used to shield a waterproofing material from damaging external forces.
# olend
## Estonian
### Etymology

From olema +‎ -nd.

### Noun

olend (genitive olendi, partitive olendit)
* creature, being
# olendi
## Estonian
### Noun

olendi
* genitive singular of olend

## Latin
### Verb

olendī
* genitive gerund of oleō
# olendalizumab
## English
### Noun

olendalizumab (uncountable)
* A particular anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody
# protulit
## Latin
### Verb

prōtulit
* third-person singular perfect active indicative of prōferō
# protulisset
## Latin
### Verb

prōtulisset
* third-person singular pluperfect active subjunctive of prōferō
# தீவிரம்
## Tamil
### Etymology

From Sanskrit தீவ்ர (tīvra​).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t̪iːʋɪɾɐm/

### Noun

தீவிரம் • (tīviram)
* speed, celerity
* fury, rage
* sunray
* intensity, severity
* pungency, sharpness

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “தீவிரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# plaudor
## Latin
### Verb

plaudor
* first-person singular present passive indicative of plaudō
# అరణ్యములు
## Telugu
### Noun

అరణ్యములు • (araṇyamulu)
* plural of అరణ్యము (araṇyamu)
# lindásseis
## Portuguese
### Verb

lindásseis
* second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of lindar
# lindgrünen
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

lindgrünen
* inflection of lindgrün:
** strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
** weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
** strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
** strong dative plural
** weak/mixed all-case plural
# lindgrünes
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

lindgrünes
* strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular of lindgrün
# omasus
## English
### Etymology

Misinterpretation of Latin omasum.

### Noun

omasus (plural not attested)
* The omasum.
** 1658: after a fuller mastication, and salivous mixture, what part thereof descendeth again, in a moist and succulent body, it slides down the softer and more permeable Orifice, into the Omasus or third stomack — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 192)

### Anagrams

* Mousas
# يستقبحن
## Arabic
### Verb

يستقبحن (form X)
* يَسْتَقْبِحْنَ (yastaqbiḥna) /jas.taq.biħ.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past active indicative/subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَقْبَحَ (istaqbaḥa)
* يُسْتَقْبَحْنَ (yustaqbaḥna) /jus.taq.baħ.na/: third-person feminine plural non-past passive indicative/subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَقْبَحَ (istaqbaḥa)
# يستقالوا
## Arabic
### Verb

يُسْتَقَالُوا • (yustaqālū) (form X) /jus.ta.qaː.luː/
* third-person masculine plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَقَالَ (istaqāla)
# ligneis
## Latin
### Adjective

ligneīs
* dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of ligneus
# lignede
## Danish
### Verb

lignede
* past of ligne
# planetary gear train
## English
### Noun

planetary gear train (plural planetary gear trains)
* An assembly of meshed gears consisting of a central (sun) gear, a coaxial internal gear-wheel and one or more intermediate pinions supported on a revolving carrier.

### See also

* epicyclic gear train
* gear train
* planetary gear
# planetary nebula nucleus
## English
### Etymology

From planetary nebula +‎ nucleus.

### Noun

planetary nebula nucleus (plural planetary nebula nuclei)
* (astronomy) The remnant hot luminous core of the stellar progenitor of the planetary nebula, which ionizes the surrounding planetary nebula.

#### Synonyms

* PNN (abbreviation)

#### Derived terms

* PNN (abbreviation)
# ometteranno
## Italian
### Verb

ometteranno
* third-person plural future of omettere

### Anagrams

* torneamento
# பாடணம்
## Tamil
### Etymology

From Sanskrit भाषण (bhāṣaṇa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paːɖɐɳɐm/

### Noun

பாடணம் • (pāṭaṇam)
* speaking, speech
    Synonym: பேச்சு (pēccu)
* lecture, teaching
    Synonym: போதனை (pōtaṉai)

#### Declension
### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “பாடணம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# liguriendas
## Latin
### Participle

ligūriendās
* accusative feminine plural of ligūriendus
# provolvissent
## Latin
### Verb

prōvolvissent
* third-person plural pluperfect active subjunctive of prōvolvō
# proximative
## English
### Etymology

From proximate +‎ -ive, by apparent analogy with obviative.

### Noun

proximative (plural proximatives)
* (linguistics) Synonym of proximate

### Adjective

proximative (not comparable)
* (linguistics) Synonym of proximate
# išvalgysiantis
## Lithuanian
### Participle

išvalgysiantis
* future active participle of išvalgyti
# proximations
## English
### Noun

proximations
* plural of proximation
# jabbees
## English
### Noun

jabbees
* plural of jabbee
# proteobacterial
## English
### Etymology

Proteobacteria +‎ -al

### Adjective

proteobacterial (comparative more proteobacterial, superlative most proteobacterial)
* Of or pertaining to the Proteobacteria.
# straw nail
## English
### Noun

straw nail (plural straw nails)
* (construction) A long-shanked nail sometimes used for fastening over tile at hips and ridges.
# linealizándoles
## Spanish
### Verb

linealizándoles
* gerund of linealizar combined with les
# jagodu
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

jagodu (Cyrillic spelling јагоду)
* accusative singular of jagoda
# przekroją
## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard) /pʂɛˈkrɔjɔw̃/, (regional or dialectal, proscribed) /pʂɛˈkrɔjɔm/
* Rhymes: -ɔjɔw̃, -ɔjɔm
* Syllabification: prze‧kro‧ją

### Verb

przekroją
* third-person plural future of przekroić
# mesáremos
## Spanish
### Verb

mesáremos
* first-person plural future subjunctive of mesar
# பெருங்காயம்
## Tamil
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛɾʊŋɡaːjɐm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

பெருங்காயம் • (peruṅkāyam)
* asafoetida

#### Descendants

* → Sinhalese: පෙරුංකායම් (peruṁkāyam)

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “பெருங்காயம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# mesângio
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈzɐ̃.ʒi.u/ [meˈzɐ̃.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meˈzɐ̃.ʒju/
* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈzɐ̃.ʒi.u/ [meˈzɐ̃.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meˈzɐ̃.ʒju/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /meˈzɐ̃.ʒi.o/ [meˈzɐ̃.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /meˈzɐ̃.ʒjo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨˈzɐ̃.ʒju/

### Noun

mesângio m (plural mesângios)
* (anatomy) mesangium (a thin layer of the glomerulus)
# பெருஞ்சீரகம்
## Tamil
### Etymology

பெரு (peru) +‎ -ஞ்- (-ñ-) +‎ சீரகம் (cīrakam).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /pɛɾʊɲd͡ʑiːɾɐɡɐm/

### Noun

பெருஞ்சீரகம் • (peruñcīrakam)
* common anise (Pimpinella anisum)
* Chinese anise (Illicium anisatum)
* fennel

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “பெருஞ்சீரகம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# merlettasti
## Italian
### Verb

merlettasti
* second-person singular past historic of merlettare

### Anagrams

* smerlettati
# பெருந்தாரா
## Tamil
### Etymology

From பெருமை (perumai, “big, great”) +‎ தாரா (tārā, “duck”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɛɾʊn̪d̪aːɾaː/

### Noun

பெருந்தாரா • (peruntārā) (plural பெருந்தாராக்கள்)
* goose
* greylag goose, Anser anser

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “பெருந்தாரா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# скидывавший
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈskʲidɨvəfʂɨj]

### Participle

ски́дывавший • (skídyvavšij)
* past active imperfective participle of ски́дывать (skídyvatʹ)
# குருடு
## Tamil
### Etymology

Cognate with Telugu గుడ్డి (guḍḍi), Kannada ಕುರುಡಿ (kuruḍi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʊɾʊɖʊ/, [kʊɾʊɖɯ]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

குருடு • (kuruṭu)
* blind

### Noun

குருடு • (kuruṭu)
* blindness, absence of vision
    Synonym: பார்வையின்மை (pārvaiyiṉmai)
* dimness, opacity (of gems)
    Synonym: ஒளியின்மை (oḷiyiṉmai)
* a blind, ignorant person
    Synonym: மூடன் (mūṭaṉ)

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “குருடு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# storicizza
## Italian
### Verb

storicizza
* inflection of storicizzare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* ostracizzi, razzistico
# storicizzando
## Italian
### Verb

storicizzando
* gerund of storicizzare
# குருணாகல்
## Tamil
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʊɾʊɳaːɡɐl/

### Proper noun

குருணாகல் • (kuruṇākal)
* Kurunegala (a city in North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
# obturbarer
## Latin
### Verb

obturbārer
* first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of obturbō
# proturbantibus
## Latin
### Participle

prōturbantibus
* dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of prōturbāns
# obturbarere
## Latin
### Verb

obturbārēre
* second-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of obturbō
# piça
## Portuguese
### Etymology

Maybe a borrowing from French pisse (“piss”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.sɐ/
* Hyphenation: pi‧ça

### Noun

piça f (plural piças)
* (Portugal, Rio Grande do Sul, vulgar, colloquial) dick; prick; penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
# stirpiculture
## English
### Etymology

Latin stirps, stirpis (“stem, stock, race”) + cultura (“culture”).

### Noun

stirpiculture (uncountable)
* (archaic) The breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics.

### References

* “stirpiculture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
# plasse
## Dutch
### Verb

plasse
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of plassen

## Middle English
### Noun

plasse
* Alternative form of place

## West Frisian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

plasse c (plural plassen, diminutive plaske)
* cap, end
* skull

#### Further reading

* “plasse (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
# stirpicult
## English
### Noun

stirpicult (plural stirpicults)
* (archaic) A child born through stirpiculture.

#### Related terms

* stirpicultural
* stirpiculture
# plassbesparende
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From plass +‎ -besparende.

### Adjective

plassbesparende (indeclinable)
* space-saving

### References

* “plassbesparende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
# stirpeti
## Italian
### Noun

stirpeti m
* plural of stirpeto

### Anagrams

* prestiti, rispetti, strepiti
# يستكثروا
## Arabic
### Verb

يستكثروا (form X)
* يَسْتَكْثِرُوا (yastakṯirū) /jas.tak.θi.ruː/: third-person masculine plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَكْثَرَ (istakṯara)
* يُسْتَكْثَرُوا (yustakṯarū) /jus.tak.θa.ruː/: third-person masculine plural non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of اِسْتَكْثَرَ (istakṯara)
# stojai
## Gothic
### Romanization

stōjai
* Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌹
# lillpojkar
## Swedish
### Noun

lillpojkar
* indefinite plural of lillpojke
# stojada
## Gothic
### Romanization

stōjada
* Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰
# lillpojkars
## Swedish
### Noun

lillpojkars
* indefinite genitive plural of lillpojke
# скопировали
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [skɐˈpʲirəvəlʲɪ]

### Verb

скопи́ровали • (skopírovali)
* plural past indicative perfective of скопи́ровать (skopírovatʹ)
# omituisiisi
## Finnish
### Adjective

omituisiisi
* second-person singular possessive form of illative plural of omituinen
# يضف
## Arabic
### Verb

يضف (form IV)
* يُضِفْ (yuḍif) /ju.dˤif/: third-person masculine singular non-past active jussive of أَضَافَ (ʔaḍāfa)
* يُضَفْ (yuḍaf) /ju.dˤaf/: third-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive of أَضَافَ (ʔaḍāfa)
# prutgäss
## Swedish
### Noun

prutgäss
* indefinite nominative/genitive plural of prutgås
# պարագա
## Armenian
### Alternative forms

* պարագայ (paragay) — traditional orthography

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian պարագայ (paragay).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /pɑɾɑˈɡɑ/, [pɑɾɑɡɑ́]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /bɑɾɑˈkɑ/, [bɑɾɑkʰɑ́]
* Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)
* Audio (Western Armenian):(file)

### Noun

պարագա • (paraga)
* circumstance; case
    Synonym: հանգամանք (hangamankʻ)
    ամեն պարագայում ― amen paragayum ― in any case
* (in the plural) accessories
* (grammar) adverbial modifier
    տեղի պարագա ― teġi paraga ― adverbial modifier of place
    ժամանակի պարագա ― žamanaki paraga ― adverbial modifier of time

#### Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | պարագա (paraga) | պարագաներ (paraganer) |
| dative | պարագայի (paragayi) | պարագաների (paraganeri) |
| ablative | պարագայից (paragayicʻ) | պարագաներից (paraganericʻ) |
| instrumental | պարագայով (paragayov) | պարագաներով (paraganerov) |
| locative | պարագայում (paragayum) | պարագաներում (paraganerum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | պարագան (paragan) | պարագաները/պարագաներն (paraganerə/paraganern) |
| dative | պարագային (paragayin) | պարագաներին (paraganerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | պարագաս (paragas) | պարագաներս (paraganers) |
| dative | պարագայիս (paragayis) | պարագաներիս (paraganeris) |
| ablative | պարագայիցս (paragayicʻs) | պարագաներիցս (paraganericʻs) |
| instrumental | պարագայովս (paragayovs) | պարագաներովս (paraganerovs) |
| locative | պարագայումս (paragayums) | պարագաներումս (paraganerums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | պարագադ (paragad) | պարագաներդ (paraganerd) |
| dative | պարագայիդ (paragayid) | պարագաներիդ (paraganerid) |
| ablative | պարագայիցդ (paragayicʻd) | պարագաներիցդ (paraganericʻd) |
| instrumental | պարագայովդ (paragayovd) | պարագաներովդ (paraganerovd) |
| locative | պարագայումդ (paragayumd) | պարագաներումդ (paraganerumd) |
# prutgässens
## Swedish
### Noun

prutgässens
* definite genitive plural of prutgås
# сексуальностям
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɨksʊˈalʲnəsʲtʲəm] (phonetic respelling: сэксуа́льностям)

### Noun

сексуа́льностям • (sɛksuálʹnostjam) f inan pl
* dative plural of сексуа́льность (sɛksuálʹnostʹ)
# сексуальной ориентации
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɨksʊˈalʲnəj ɐrʲɪ(j)ɪnˈtat͡sɨɪ] (phonetic respelling: сэксуа́льной ориента́ции)

### Noun

сексуа́льной ориента́ции • (sɛksuálʹnoj orijentácii) f inan
* genitive/dative/prepositional singular of сексуа́льная ориента́ция (sɛksuálʹnaja orijentácija)
# play it cheap
## English
### Verb

play it cheap (third-person singular simple present plays it cheap, present participle playing it cheap, simple past and past participle played it cheap)
* (informal, idiomatic, uncommon) To be frugal or stingy.
** 1885, John F. Slater Fund for the Education of Freedmen, Proceedings of the Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund for the Education of Freedmen, page 11:With blind eagerness, judged by subsequent action and indifference, our Government seems to have essayed to play the part of philanthropist, guide, and friend, but to "play it cheap", as if phrases could alter facts, or high-sounds declarations could complete, in a moment, what centuries elsewhere have been none too long ago.
** 1892, Alfred Milner Milner (Viscount), England in Egypt, page 80:It was no less grateful to the British people in their honest desire to play the part of guide, philosopher, and friend to the people of Egypt, but to play it cheap.
** 1978, United States Air Force Academy (contributor), Proceedings, page 42:It may cost politicians their necks for giving them those reasons, but some politicians have moved in and out of office-and some have stayed there-by playing it cheap.
** 1997, Laser Disc Newsletter, The Laser Disc Newsletter, Issues 149-160, page 8:it plays it cheap, it plays it safe. The disc is a Columbia TriStar Home Video Deluxe Widescreen Presentation (89546, $40).
** 2006, Ron Shelp, Fallen Giant, The Amazing Story of Hank Greenberg and the History of AIG, page 108:Then, mistakenly, we played it cheap by having some of our Chinese employees in New York translate it.
** 2007, Dan Costa, “The Music Wants To Be Free”, in PC Mag‎, page 81:I played it cheap with my In Rainbows purchase, but many committed Radiohead fans were more generous.
** 2008, Francine Craft, Designed for Passion, page 244:No, he didn't play it cheap, but that didn't alter the fact that he was never going to let himself hurt Melodye.
** 2010, Jeff Dunham, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me:There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
** 2018, Jeffrey Lewis, Bealport, A Novel of a Town:The Checker had taken many poundings down the years and for a big car was agile on its feet, but Ed had played it cheap as he always did and stuck with an old bald set of Royals where the rubber had gone hard as rocks.
** 2021, Ryan Sleeper, Professional Hold’Em Strategies, The Complete Collection for Becoming a Professional No-Limit Hold’Em Player:But even if they do have the made hand, you still have outs to beat them. Play it cheap if you can otherwise fold.
# play it close to the hip
## English
### Verb

play it close to the hip (third-person singular simple present plays it close to the hip, present participle playing it close to the hip, simple past and past participle played it close to the hip)
* To behave conservatively and discreetly.
** 2013, Michael Stephans, Experiencing Jazz: A Listener's Companion, page 101:Goodman wanted to play it close to the hip by starting the evening out with his more commercial arrangements—which fell flat with the audience; however, when he launched the band into Fletcher Henderson's arrangement of "King Porter Stomp," the fans went wild.
** 2015, Amanda Bonilla, Shadows at Midnight:If I opened my mouth a string of accusations would fly out and if I didn't play it close to the hip, I'd ruin any chances I might have at coaxing some information out of him.
** 2017, Kate Baxter, The Lost Vampire:Rin would play this close to the hip. No way would he show his hand so soon.