"play the man" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays the man [present, singular, third-person], playing the man [participle, present], played the man [participle, past], played the man [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the man (third-person singular simple present plays the man, present participle playing the man, simple past and past participle played the man)
  1. Alternative form of play the man and not the ball Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play the man and not the ball
    Sense id: en-play_the_man-en-verb-AE4qobpS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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