What is the meaning of play up?

Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.
- usage: "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
- synonyms: foreground, highlight, spotlight
Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior.
- usage: "She is playing up to the chairman"
- synonyms: cozy up, cotton up, shine up, sidle up, suck up

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APA	WordNet. (2010). play up. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/play_up/definitions/1302627
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "play up" http://smartdefine.org/play_up/definitions/1302627 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, play up, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/play_up/definitions/1302627>.
MLA	WordNet. "play up" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/play_up/definitions/1302627>

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