play
play
pleÉĒ
plei
/pleÉĒ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "play"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to enjoy yourself and do things for fun, like children
Intransitive
to play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Kids were playing with water balloons in the garden.
āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϞ⧁āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āφāĻŽā§‹āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take part in a game or activity for fun
Transitive: to play a game
to play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children were playing hopscotch on the sidewalk.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϚ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.2

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assume a role or character during a game or playful activity
Transitive: to play a role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John and his sister enjoyed playing " doctor, " with John pretending to be the patient while his sister acted as the caring physician.
āϜāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ "āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ" āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ, āϜāύ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āϏāĻžāϜāϤ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ āϝāĻ¤ā§āύāĻļā§€āϞ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

to participate in a game or sport to compete with another individual or another team
Intransitive: to play against sb | to play with sb
to play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Has she played against you in a game of tennis yet?
āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāϏ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇?
2.1

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(in card games) to place a card face-up on the table, revealing its value
Transitive: to play a card
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He hesitated before playing the Queen of Hearts, knowing it could potentially backfire.
āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāύ⧀ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻœā§‡āύ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āφāϘāĻžāϤ

to strike a ball with a part of one's body or an object
Transitive: to play a ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He played a well-executed lob shot.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤ āϞāĻŦ āĻļāϟ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.3

āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assign someone to assume a particular role and position and take part in a match
Transitive: to play sb | to play sb as a role and position | to play sb in a role and position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain played Emily as the quarterback.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āύ.
2.4

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(in the game of chess) to move a piece
Transitive: to play a chess piece
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He played his bishop to b6.
āϏ⧇ b6-āĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāϞāĨ¤
2.5

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assume a particular position or role in a sports team
Intransitive: to play as a role | to play in a position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She plays as a pitcher in softball.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϟāĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform music on a musical instrument
Intransitive: to play | to play on an instrument
Transitive: to play a musical piece on an instrument
to play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the cafÊ, a jazz trio was playing.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϜ āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1

āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to have the ability to play a musical instrument well
Transitive: to play a musical instrument
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He taught himself to play the harmonica.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŽā§‹āύāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.2

āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to provide musical accompaniment for someone's movement in a specified direction
Transitive: to play sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pianist played her off the stage after her final bow.
āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āύāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

to represent the role of a particular character in a play, movie, etc.
Transitive: to play a character
to play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had always desired to play Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĻĨ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻĄāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĻĨ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
4.1

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to behave as if one is someone else with a different personality or characteristics
Transitive: to play sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to play the innocent at the meeting, claiming he had no idea about the project's failure, but we all knew he was in charge
āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‹āώ āϏāĻžāϜāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āύ⧇āχ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϜāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻŽ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to activate a device, such as a disc or music player, to produce audio or display recorded images
Transitive: to play an audio or recorded images
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I played white noise through my headphones to drown out the chatter in the busy cafÊ.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϜāĻŦ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻĄāĻĢā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
5.1

āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

(of a music player, DVD player, musical instrument, etc.) to generate or produce recorded images or sounds
Transitive: to play recorded images or sounds
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the distance, a piano was playing a soft melody
āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϰāĻŽ āϏ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a band, theater company, etc.) to perform at a particular place
Transitive: to play a show somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The choir played a heartfelt rendition of the national anthem at the stadium.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϕ⧋āϰāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
6.1

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(of plays or shows) to be performed and presented before an audience
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The classic opera was playing at the opera house, attracting opera enthusiasts from all around.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻž āĻšāĻžāωāϏ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to appear or move quickly and lightly, particularly in a way that often changes shape or direction
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A subtle smirk played on his face as he revealed his secret.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be willing to cooperate with others, particularly to complete a particular task or goal
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She asked for assistance, but her friends would n't play along.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
09

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to manipulate or handle something in a playful, often aimless or idle, manner
Intransitive: to play with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He played with his hair, twirling it absentmindedly while lost in thought.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŽāύāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻ—ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to actively influence or impact a situation, event, or outcome
Transitive: to play a part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her positive attitude played a key role in motivating the team to achieve their goals.
āϤāĻžāϰ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to approach or engage in something in a lighthearted or unserious manner, often with an element of manipulation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He liked to play with his colleagues' emotions during the meeting.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
12

āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to let a fish tire itself out by pulling against the line before bringing it in
Transitive: to play a fish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the fish thrashed and pulled, he played it skillfully, waiting for the right moment to start reeling it in.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āϝāĻ–āύ āϧāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϟāĻžāύāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āφāύāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āϧāϰāĻž

to wager or stake money in a game of chance
Transitive: to play an amount of money
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to play $ 50 on the poker game with his friends.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϗ⧇āĻŽā§‡ 50 āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āϧāϰāĻž

to make wagers on the outcome of events or races
Transitive: to play events or races
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to play the blackjack table and see if luck was on his side.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āφāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(of a fountain or other source of water) to send out a steady flow of water
Intransitive
Transitive: to play sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fountain in the park played a graceful stream of water.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻž āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to address or handle a situation according to the specified approach or strategy
Transitive: to play a situation in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He chose to play the situation diplomatically, avoiding confrontation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧂āϟāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϏāĻ‚āϘāĻ°ā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

an activity that is done for fun, mostly by children
play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Building sandcastles on the beach is a classic example of play.
āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ

the act of engaging in a game or activity for stakes, aiming to win a prize, often involving payment for participation
play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The casino 's play involved high stakes and potential big winnings.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāύ⧋āϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϜāϝāĻŧ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ.
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āύāĻžāϟāĻ•, āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

a written story that is meant to be performed on a stage, radio, or television
play definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio station broadcasted a play that captivated listeners nationwide.
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āϚāĻžāϞ, āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ

an effort or action taken to achieve or obtain something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's play to dominate the market included aggressive advertising campaigns.
āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāϧāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻ­ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ

the allowance for movement or room to maneuver
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The loose screws provided too much play, causing the structure to be unstable.
āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ—

the range or flexibility to act or operate freely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
By allowing more play, the policy gave employees greater freedom in managing their tasks.
āφāϰāĻ“ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡, āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻžā§Ÿ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ

a skillful and coordinated action performed with precision and dexterity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The quarterback 's play in the final seconds won the game.
āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž, āĻ āĻžāĻŸā§āϟāĻž

verbal wit or teasing, often at another's expense, but intended in a humorous and light-hearted manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The comedian 's play with the audience had everyone in stitches.
āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁

the function or action of starting or initiating the playback of a media file
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The music began as soon as he hit play on his device.
āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇āχ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒāϞāĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
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āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž

a prearranged strategy or plan of action used in team sports
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They executed the play perfectly, leading to a touchdown.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāϚāĻĄāĻžāωāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āϤāϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ

utilization or exercise
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āύāĻžāϟāĻ•

a live presentation of a play or stage production
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ

a state in which action is feasible
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āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĒāĻžāύ⧋ āφāϞ⧋, āĻāϞāĻŽāϞ⧇ āφāϞ⧋

a weak and tremulous light
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āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ

(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

misplay
overplay
played
play
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