Definitions for: Play Up


[v] move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
[v] ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"



Synonyms: cotton up, cozy up, foreground, highlight, shine up, sidle up, spotlight, suck up

Antonyms: background, downplay, play down

See Also: bring out, ingratiate, set off

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