do
verb [T] (PLAY) /də/ /du/ /duː/ /duː/ (did, done)Definition
› to perform a play or to play the part of a character: The children are doing a play at the end of term. She's done all the important Shakespearean roles apart from Lady Macbeth. I hope she doesn't do a Helen (= do what Helen did) and get divorced six months after her wedding.Acting, rehearsing and performing
(Definition of do verb (PLAY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- act verb (PERFORM)
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- enact verb (PERFORM)
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