play the wag
play the wag · plays the wag · played the wag · playing the wag
To play truantTo play truant (be absent from school without permission).
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dated, idiomatic, slang)To play truant (be absent from school without permission).
Forms
plays the wag, playing the wag, played the wag, played the wag| Base form | play the wag · to play the wag |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays the wag |
| Present participle | playing the wag |
| Past simple | played the wag |
| Past participle | played the wag |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.