play up (English, verb)
expansion: play up (third-person singular simple present plays up, present participle playing up, simple past and past participle played up)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, up.
glosses: To misbehave.
tags: British
idiomatic
glosses: To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight.
tags: transitive
glosses: To play (e.g. sport or music) more vigorously.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To be unfaithful to a lover; to cheat; used with on.
tags: slang
transitive
Forms:
form: plays up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing up
tags: participle
present
form: played up
tags: participle
past
form: played up
tags: past