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                    as in acted out
                                                
              
          
                                                      to behave badly                                       
              
                             the two-year-old was acting up in church so much that her dad had to take her outside                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in cut up
                                                
              
          
                                                      to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior                                       
              
                             you should have seen the boys acting up when they put on their aprons                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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