- act: perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
- (playacting) acting: the performance of a part or role in a drama
- To perform on, or as if on, a stage
- (Play-acting) similar to diving, play acting is deceiving the officials that a player is injured to try and gain an advantage or force the referee to punish the "aggressor". Also known as feigning injury or Diving.^[177]