[play] truant
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to skip school or work without permission or without a valid reason
- If you play truant, you miss out on valuable lessons and fall behind.
- He often plays truant when he doesn’t feel like attending classes.
- She has played truant three times this month.
- He played truant last Friday and missed the math test.
- The students decided to play truant and go to the park instead of attending their afternoon classes.