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| act out |
| She's a street performer, so she acts out on Ninth Street. |
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| 1. v. To perform something specific. |
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| 2. v. To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise. |
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| Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise. |
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| 3. v. To perform a fantasy in reality. |
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| I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out. |
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| 4. v. To express internal feelings or thoughts. |
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| 5. v. To express one's feelings through disruptive actions. |
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| I know you're angry, but you can't act out and break dishes like that. |
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| 6. v. To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words. |
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| When her jaw was wired shut, she had acted out what she needed. |
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| Analysis |
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| act |
| 1. n. Something done, a deed. |
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| an act of goodwill |
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| 2. n. (obsolete) Actuality. |
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| 3. n. A product of a legislative body, a statute. |
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| 4. n. The process of doing something. |
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| out |
| See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on. |
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| 1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre. |
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| The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat. |
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| 2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place. |
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| Let's eat out tonight |
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