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Play (verb)
To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
“They played long and hard.”
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Play (verb)
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
“He plays on three teams.”
“Who’s playing now?”
“play football;”
“play sports;”
“play games”
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Play (verb)
To compete against, in a game.
“We’re playing one of the top teams in the next round.”
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Play (verb)
To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
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Play (verb)
To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
“He plays the King, and she’s the Queen.”
“No part of the brain plays the role of permanent memory.”
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Play (verb)
To produce music or theatre.
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Play (verb)
(in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
“Look at the score now … 23 plays 8!”
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Play (verb)
To produce music.
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Play (verb)
To produce music using a musical instrument.
“I’ve practiced the piano off and on, but I still can’t play very well.”
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Play (verb)
To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
“I’ll play the piano and you sing.”
“Can you play an instrument?”
“We especially like to play jazz together.”
“Play a song for me.”
“Do you know how to play Für Elise?”
“My son thinks he can play music.”
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Play (verb)
To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
“You can play the DVD now.”
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Play (verb)
To be performed; to be shown.
“His latest film is playing in the local theatre tomorrow.”
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Play (verb)
To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
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Play (verb)
To behave in a particular way.
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Play (verb)
To act or perform (a play).
“to play a comedy”
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Play (verb)
Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
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Play (verb)
To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
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Play (verb)
To act; to behave; to practice deception.
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Play (verb)
To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
“The fountain plays.”
“He played the torch beam around the room.”
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Play (verb)
To move gaily; to disport.
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Play (verb)
To put in action or motion.
“to play cannon upon a fortification;”
“to play a trump in a card game”
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Play (verb)
To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
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Play (verb)
To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
“You played me!”
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Play (noun)
Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
“Children learn through play.”
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Play (noun)
Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
“This kind of play helps the young lion cubs develop their hunting skills.”
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Play (noun)
“Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions …, and initiated voluntarily when … in a low-stress setting.”
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Play (noun)
The conduct, or course, of a game.
“Play was very slow in the first half.”
“After the rain break, play resumed at 3 o’clock.”
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Play (noun)
An individual’s performance in a sport or game.
“His play has improved a lot this season.”
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Play (noun)
A short sequence of action within a game.
“That was a great play by the Mudchester Rovers forward.”
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Play (noun)
An action carried out when it is one’s turn to play.
“move”
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Play (noun)
A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
“This book contains all of Shakespeare’s plays.”
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Play (noun)
A theatrical performance featuring actors.
“We saw a two-act play in the theatre.”
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Play (noun)
A major move by a business or investor.
“ABC Widgets makes a play in the bicycle market with its bid to take over Acme Sprockets.”
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Play (noun)
A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
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Play (noun)
The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
“No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.”
“Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous.”
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Play (noun)
Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
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Play (noun)
A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
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Play (noun)
Activity relating to martial combat or fighting.
“handplay}}, {{m|en|swordplay”
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Musical (adjective)
Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
“musical proportion; musical instruments”
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Musical (adjective)
Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
“She had a musical voice.”
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Musical (adjective)
Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
“the child is musical; having a musical ear”
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Musical (adjective)
Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
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Musical (noun)
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.
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Musical (noun)
A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale.