"play like" meaning in English

See play like in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: plays like [present, singular, third-person], playing like [participle, present], played like [participle, past], played like [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|plays like|playing like|played like}} play like (third-person singular simple present plays like, present participle playing like, simple past and past participle played like)
  1. (Southern US) to pretend Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-play_like-en-verb-VRTZ8XNb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Southern US English

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