play fight

See also: playfight

English

Alternative forms

  • play-fight

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Noun

play fight (plural play fights)

  1. An unrefereed contest in which participants try to dominate each other without inflicting injury.
    Near-synonyms: roughhousing, horseplay

Verb

play fight (third-person singular simple present plays fight, present participle playing fight, simple past and past participle played fight)

  1. To engage in such a contest.
    Hypernyms: fool around, mess around, fuck around (vulgar)
    Near-synonyms: roughhouse, horseplay
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