to play truant; also formerly †to play the truant, -s (obsolete). Const. from, to.

intransitive. To absent oneself without authority; (esp.) to play truant from school. Frequently with from, off. Also (occasionally) transitive. Now B…

intransitive. To play truant from school; esp. (English regional) to play truant in order to pick blackberries. Also in extended use.

intransitive. To trot; to walk quickly or briskly; to trip; also to trig it; spec. (slang) see quot. 1796; also transitive or with adverbial…

transitive. To play truant from (school). Also intransitive.

intransitive. = mitch, v. 2b.

slang. To play truant. Also to wag it. Cf. wag, n.2 3.

to play hookey: to play truant. Also transferred. colloquial (chiefly North American).

to hop the twig: to depart, go off, or be dismissed suddenly; (also simply to hop, to hop off) to die. to hop the wag: to play truant. slang.

to play (the) wag: to play truant. slang. Also, to hop the wag: see to hop the wag at hop, v.1 phrases 2.

to hook Jack: to play truant. U.S. colloquial. (Cf. hookey, n. 1.)

to bag school, to play truant. Also to bag it. U.S.

to go on the hop (also to play the hop): to play truant. Cf. hop, v.1 phrases 2. slang.