1
[ verb ] function as or act like

Examples

"This heap of stones will act a s a barrier"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Toys he has can be made to act_as substitutes for family temptations such_as refrigerator and gas_stove .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

In_addition , the polyphosphates are also used , probably acting more as peptizing agents than anything else .

The washing process whereby soils are removed consists basically of applying mechanical action to loosen the dirt particles and dried matter in the presence of water which helps to float off the debris and acts , to some extent , as a dissolving and solvating agent .

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

This viewpoint is further supported by Verloop 's ( ' 48 ) demonstration of thickened bronchial_artery and arteriolar muscular coats which are capable of acting_as valves .

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

Ten students act_as managers for a high-school football_team , and of these managers a proportion p are licensed drivers .

Related terms

serve

2
[ verb ] pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

Synonyms

play act

Examples

"He acted the idiot" "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

Related terms

act act act act

*