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• act dumb — play/​act dumb phrase to pretend to not know or not understand something Don’t play dumb with me – I know you took the money. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: dumb …   Useful english dictionary

• dumb — adj. 1 unable to speak VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, be struck ▪ They were struck dumb with amazement. PREPOSITION ▪ with …   Collocations dictionary

• dumb — I UK [dʌm] / US adjective Word forms dumb : adjective dumb comparative dumber superlative dumbest 1) informal stupid She s so dumb she can t even figure out her answering machine. You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do. 2) a) …   English dictionary

• dumb — dumb1 [ dʌm ] adjective * 1. ) INFORMAL stupid: She s so dumb she can t even figure out her answering machine. You gave him your phone number? That was a dumb thing to do. a ) play/act dumb to pretend to not know or understand something: Don t… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Dumb Witness —   Dust jacket illustrat …   Wikipedia

• Dumb laws — Dumb laws, also weird, strange, or unnecessary laws, are laws that are perceived to be useless, no longer applicable (in regards to current culture or modern law), or humorous. There are relatively few real dumb laws on the books, but large… …   Wikipedia

• Dumb gulper shark — Conservation status Critically Endangered  …   Wikipedia

• Dumb blonde — The dumb blonde is a popular culture stereotype applied to blonde haired women. The archetypical dumb blonde , while viewed as attractive and popular, has been criticised as lacking in both common street sense and academic intelligence, often to… …   Wikipedia

• act — verb 1》 take action; do something.     ↘(act up) informal behave badly. 2》 (act for/on behalf of) represent on a contractual or legal basis.     ↘[as adjective acting] temporarily doing the duties of another. 3》 take effect or have a particular… …   English new terms dictionary

• Dumb down — 1. act dumber than one is: She deliberately dumbed down because she didn t want to seem a smart arse ; 2. amend for a less intellectual audience: to dumb down a speech ; 3. make (a country) less intellectual by discouraging intellectualism,… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• dumb down — Australian Slang 1. act dumber than one is: She deliberately dumbed down because she didn t want to seem a smart arse ; 2. amend for a less intellectual audience: to dumb down a speech ; 3. make (a country) less intellectual by discouraging… …   English dialects glossary