Play

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  • intransitive verb. To occupy oneself in an activity for amusement or recreation.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To take part in a sport or game.
  • intransitive verb. To participate in betting; gamble.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To behave in a teasing or joking manner; act in jest or sport.
  • intransitive verb. To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently, especially for one's own amusement; toy.
  • intransitive verb. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way.
  • intransitive verb. To act, especially in a dramatic production.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perform on an instrument.
  • intransitive verb. To emit sound or be sounded in performance.
  • intransitive verb. To be performed, as in a theater or on television.
  • intransitive verb. To be received or accepted.
  • intransitive verb. To move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly.
  • intransitive verb. To function or discharge uninterruptedly.
  • intransitive verb. To move or operate freely within a bounded space, as machine parts do.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To engage in (a game or sport).
  • intransitive verb. To compete against in a game or sport.
  • intransitive verb. To occupy or work at (a position) in a game.
  • intransitive verb. To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game.
  • intransitive verb. To use or move (a card or piece) in a game.
  • intransitive verb. To hit (a ball, shot, or stroke), as in tennis.
  • intransitive verb. To attempt to keep or gain possession or control of.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perform or act (a role or part) in a dramatic performance.
  • intransitive verb. To assume the role of; act as.
  • intransitive verb. To pretend to be; mimic the activities of.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perform (a theatrical work or part of a work).
  • intransitive verb. To present a theatrical performance or other entertainment in (a given place).
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To bet; wager.
  • intransitive verb. To make bets on.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perform or put into effect, especially as a jest or deception.
  • intransitive verb. To handle; manage.
  • intransitive verb. To use or manipulate, especially for one's own interests.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perform on (an instrument).
  • intransitive verb. To perform (a piece) on instruments or an instrument.
  • intransitive verb. To cause (a movie, audiotape, or other recording) to be presented in audible or visible form.
  • intransitive verb. To discharge or direct in a certain direction.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to move rapidly, lightly, or irregularly.
  • intransitive verb. To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A literary work written for performance on the stage; a drama.
  • noun. The performance of such a work.
  • noun. Activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation.
  • Word Usage
    "A retreat from complexity isn't a sign of stupidity, sheeple-hood or lack of an e-peen: honestly, it's perhaps the core pleasure of play, a notion lost to some professionals and scholars who have managed to leach the *play* out of what they do."
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    Equivalent
    has_topic
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    confront  début  face  replay  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A  A.  Bay  Bombay  Bua  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Art  action  agree  bow  break  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    played  playing  plays