Word: play Word origin: Old English pleg(i)an ‘to exercise’, plega ‘brisk movement’, related to Middle Dutch pleien ‘leap for joy, dance’. Phonetic: pleɪ Listen:
engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose. Example: the children were playing by a pool
take part in (a sport). Example: I play squash and badminton
be cooperative. Example: he needs financial backing, but the building societies won't play
represent (a character) in a theatrical performance or a film. Example: early in her career she played Ophelia
perform on (a musical instrument). Example: a man was playing a guitar
move lightly and quickly, so as to appear and disappear; flicker. Example: little beams of light played over the sea
allow (a fish) to exhaust itself pulling against a line before reeling it in. Example: no fisherman ever played a bonita more carefully or with greater wile
activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children. Example: a child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane
the conducting of a sporting match. Example: rain wrecked the second day's play
a dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast. Example: the actors put on a new play
the space in or through which a mechanism can or does move. Example: the steering rack was loose, and there was a little play
light and constantly changing movement. Example: the artist exploits the play of light across the surface
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