Meaning of ACT AS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [v]  function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act a s a barrier"
	Synonyms:		act, play
	See Also:		behave, do, function, serve
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		act, act a part, act out, ape, copy, do, do duty, enact, function, function as, impersonate, masquerade as, mime, mimic, officiate, pantomime, pass for, perform, perform as, personate, play, play a part, pose as, pretend to be, serve, take off, work as