Definitions For Play

noun

The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
A preset plan of action in team sports
An attempt to get something
Utilization or exercise
Movement or space for movement
Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
A theatrical performance of a drama
A weak and tremulous light
The removal of constraints
A state in which action is feasible
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
To do activities for fun or enjoyment
To participate in (a game or sport)
To compete against (someone) in a game

verb

Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
Consider not very seriously
Participate in games or sport
Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Employ in a game or in a specific position
Use or move
Shoot or hit in a particular manner
Bet or wager (money)
Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
Stake on the outcome of an issue
Make bets
Use to one's advantage
Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Perform on a certain location
Be performed or presented for public viewing
Cause to emit recorded audio or video
Emit recorded sound
Play a role or part
Perform on a stage or theater
Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
Replay (as a melody)
Play on an instrument
Perform music on (a musical instrument)
Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
Be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
Behave carelessly or indifferently
Behave in a certain way
Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way