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perform - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
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click off perform or finish an action rapidly; "The game was clicked off in 1:48"
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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pipe up begin to play or sing
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declaim,
recite speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
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serenade sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"
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cut corners do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"
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stunt perform a stunt or stunts
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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blaze away speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
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scamp perform hastily and carelessly
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churn out produce something at a fast rate; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic"
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premier,
premiere perform a work for the first time
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star mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
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appear come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
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rehearse,
practise,
practice engage in a rehearsal (of)
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ad-lib,
extemporise,
improvize,
extemporize,
improvise perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
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interpret,
render make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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conduct,
direct,
lead lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
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re-create form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world"
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performing arts arts or skills that require public performance
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barnstorm tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"
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barnstorm tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays; "The presidential candidates are busy barnstorming this month"
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interlude perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"
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grandstand perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"
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solo perform a piece written for a single instrument
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play out become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"
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underperform perform too rarely; "Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"
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sight-read,
sightread perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"
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rap talk volubly
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give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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concertise,
concertize give concerts; perform in concerts; "My niece is off concertizing in Europe"
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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debut appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
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audition,
try out perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"
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playact,
roleplay,
act,
play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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conduct lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
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perform - perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?" |
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act,
move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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church perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"
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officiate perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
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