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    COZY UP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behaviorplay

    Example:

    She is playing up to the chairman

    Synonyms:

    cotton up; cozy up; play up; shine up; sidle up; suck up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "cozy up" is one way to...):

    ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s PP

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