C1 verb #17,575 most common

To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.

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  • (verb) To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
  • (verb) To feign sleep, illness, etc.
  • (verb) To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
  2. 2
    verb To feign sleep, illness, etc.
  3. 3
    verb To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.

Examples

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Synonyms

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