PLAY HOOKY

Meaning of PLAY HOOKY in English

not attend classes, stay away from school

One spring day, some of us played hooky. We went fishing.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY HOOKY — be absent from school without permission
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY HOOKY — ( old-fashioned , informal )
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY HOOKY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played …
Slang English vocab
PLAY HOOKY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played …
Словарь английских идиом
PLAY HOOKY — stay away from school or work without permission When he was a student he often played hooky and didn`t go …
English Idioms vocab
PLAY HOOKY — v. phr. , informal To stay out of school to play. Carl is failing in school because he has played …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PLAY HOOKY — Прогулять (работу, школу)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY HOOKY — Прогулять (работу, школу)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PLAY HOOKY — expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в школу …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PLAY HOOKY — expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PLAY HOOKY — play hooky expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time Он действительно не потел …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PLAY HOOKY — He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в школу и очень …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HOOKY — also hookey noun (plural hookies; also hookeys) Etymology: probably from slang hook, hook it to make off Date: circa 1848 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOKY — I. ˈhu̇kē, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: hook (I) + -y 1. : full of or covered with hooks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOKY — (v. t.) A word used only in the expression to play hooky, to run away, to play truant.
Английский словарь Webster
HOOKY — (a.) Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
Английский словарь Webster
HOOKY — ( a. ) Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOKY — hooky 1 /hook"ee/ , n. unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky ): On …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOKY — adj. resembling a hook; full of hooks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOOKY — n. illegal absence from school, truancy (also hookey)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOKY — also hook·ey ˈhu̇-kē ( plural hook·ies also hookeys ) Etymology: probably from slang hook, hook it to make off Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
HOOKY — adj full of hooks; pertaining to hooks. 2. hooky ·add. ·vt a word used only in the expression to play …
Webster English vocab
HOOKY — ~ 1 ■ adjective ( hookier , hookiest ) (of a tune) catchy. ———————— ~ 2 ■ noun variant spelling …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOKY — [hooky] or hook.ey n, pl hook.ies or hookeys [prob. fr. slang hook, hook it (to make off)] (ca. 1848): truant--used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOKY — hooky BrE AmE ˈhʊk i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — (also hookey ) / ˈhʊki; NAmE / ( especially NAmE ) • IDIOMS - play hooky = play truant at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOKY — hook ‧ y /ˈhʊki/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from hook , hook it 'to run …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — also hookey If a child plays hooky , they stay away from school without permission. ( mainly AM INFORMAL; in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — also hookey If a child plays ~, they stay away from school without permission. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOKY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOKY — [noun] [U] [US and ANZ] [informal] - play hooky to stay away from school without permission
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOOKY — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, cut, day off, default, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOOKY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOOKY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PLAY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOOKY — прогульщик to play hooky - бездельничать, прогуливать (занятия в школе и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOOKY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOOKY — сущ. ; амер. ; разг. прогул ( в школе ) to play hooky — бездельничать, прогуливать, удрать с уроков
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOOKY — сущ.; амер.; разг. прогул (в школе) to play hooky — бездельничать, прогуливать, удрать с уроков
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в действие - angular play - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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