PLAY
Definition of PLAY
- (verb)participate in games or sport
- (verb)act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- (verb)play on an instrument
- (verb)play a role or part
- (verb)be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- (verb)replay (as a melody)
- (verb)perform music on (a musical instrument)
- (verb)pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- (verb)move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- (verb)bet or wager (money)
- (verb)engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- (verb)pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- (verb)emit recorded sound
- (verb)perform on a certain location
- (verb)put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- (verb)engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- (verb)behave in a certain way
- (verb)cause to emit recorded audio or video
- (verb)manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- (verb)use to one's advantage
- (verb)consider not very seriously
- (verb)be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- (verb)behave carelessly or indifferently
- (verb)cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- (verb)perform on a stage or theater
- (verb)be performed or presented for public viewing
- (verb)cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- (verb)discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- (verb)make bets
- (verb)stake on the outcome of an issue
- (verb)shoot or hit in a particular manner
- (verb)use or move
- (verb)employ in a game or in a specific position
- (verb)contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- (verb)exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- (noun)a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- (noun)a theatrical performance of a drama
- (noun)a preset plan of action in team sports
- (noun)a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- (noun)a state in which action is feasible
- (noun)utilization or exercise
- (noun)an attempt to get something
- (noun)activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (noun)(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- (noun)the removal of constraints
- (noun)a weak and tremulous light
- (noun)verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- (noun)movement or space for movement
- (noun)gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (noun)(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- (noun)the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- (noun)the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully