Alternative form of play the fool

A stage performance designed to be strange or unusual.

To behave timidly, reluctantly, or afraid, especially when confronted with something new or unfamiliar

(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play. / (transitive) To play (a scene, role etc.); to act out.

To sneak into a venue during the intermission without paying.

Any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.

To hold an academical disputation.

An action that demonstrates one's religious faith. / An action taken based on trust in a positive outcome with no guarantees.

(UK, historical) An act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1723 in response to a series of raids by two groups of poachers, known as the Blacks. It greatly strengthened the criminal code and specified over 200 capital crimes.

(US, law) A federal law passed in 1910 prohibiting transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes.