Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play fight

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
play -fight
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To engage in such a contest.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

play fights (plural) play-fight (alternative) plays fight (present, singular) playing fight (participle, present) played fight (participle, past) played fight (past)

Synonyms

roughhousing horseplay roughhouse

Questions

What does play fight mean?
An unrefereed contest in which participants try to dominate each other without inflicting injury.

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