understudy+a+part

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• part — I n. share 1) to do one s part viewpoint, position 2) for, on one s part (for my part, I will say no more) participation 3) to take part in 4) an active part role 5) to play a part (to play the part of Hamlet) 6) to act; look the part 7) to learn …   Combinatory dictionary

• understudy — [un′dər stud΄ē] n. pl. understudies 1. an actor who learns the part of another actor so as to serve as a substitute when necessary 2. any person who learns the duties of another so as to serve as a substitute vt., vi. understudied, understudying… …   English World dictionary

• Understudy — Un der*stud y, v. t. & i. (Theater) To study, as another actor s part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor s part. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Understudy — Un der*stud y, n. One who studies another s part with a view to assuming it in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Understudy — An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Should the lead actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness or accident, the… …   Wikipedia

• understudy — I UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌstʌdɪ] / US [ˈʌndərˌstʌdɪ] noun [countable] Word forms understudy : singular understudy plural understudies theatre an actor whose job is to learn someone else s part in a play so that they can perform if that person is ill II UK… …   English dictionary

• understudy — I. Date: 1874 intransitive verb to study another actor s part in order to substitute in an emergency transitive verb to prepare (as a part) as understudy; also to prepare as understudy to (as an actor) II. noun Date: 1882 one who is prepared to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• understudy — un|der|stud|y1 [ˈʌndəˌstʌdi US ər ] n plural understudies an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill understudy 2 understudy2 past tense and past participle understudied present participle… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• understudy — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)stʌdi[/t]] understudies N COUNT An actor s or actress s understudy is the person who has learned their part in a play and can act the part if the actor or actress is ill. He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA …   English dictionary

• understudy — un|der|stud|y1 [ ʌndər,stʌdi ] noun count an actor whose job is to learn someone else s part in a play so that they can perform if that person is sick un|der|stud|y2 [ ʌndər,stʌdi ] verb transitive to work as an understudy for a particular actor …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• understudy — 1 noun (C) an actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act if the usual actor is ill 2 verb (T) to be an understudy for a particular actor in a play …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English