To lie very still, like a corpse. / To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

An unrefereed contest in which participants try to dominate each other without inflicting injury.

To engage in such a contest; to horseplay.

(idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner. / (idiomatic) To pretend/feign ignorance.

plural of play fight

(idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.

(idiomatic) To play a game of cards without stakes.

A professional who is called in to revise a play written by someone else.

To pretend to be doctor and patient as a form of child play.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.