What is the meaning of the word "play"?

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(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds noun
- rain stopped play in the 4th inning
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage noun
- The playwright wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway.
a preset plan of action in team sports noun
- The coach drew up the plays for the team.
a state in which action is feasible noun
- the ball was still in play
a theatrical performance of a drama noun
- the play lasted two hours
act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome verb
- This factor played only a minor part in our decision.
activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules noun
- Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child
an attempt to get something noun
- they made a futile play for power
be at play verb
- be engaged in playful activity
be performed or presented for public viewing verb
- What's playing in the local movie theater?
be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way verb
- This speech didn't play well with the American public
behave in a certain way verb
- play safe
bet or wager verb
- I played $20 on the new horse.
cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space verb
- The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle verb
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream verb
- play water from a hose
emit recorded sound verb
- The tape was playing for hours
employ in a game or in a specific position verb
- They played the shortstop on first base, after the first base player was injured.
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously verb
- They played games on their opponents
exhaust by allowing to pull on the line verb
- play a hooked fish
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement noun
- it was all done in play
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination verb
- I played nervously with my wedding ring.
move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly verb
- The spotlights played on the politicians
movement or space for movement noun
- there was too much play in the steering wheel
participate in games or sport verb
- We played hockey all afternoon
perform on a certain location verb
- The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16
perform on a stage or theater verb
- The understudy will play the part if something happens to the lead actor.
play a role or part verb
- Gielgud played Hamlet
play on an instrument verb
- The band played all night long
pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity verb
- Let's play like I am mommy
put a card or piece into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game verb
- They are playing their cards close to their chest.
shoot or hit in a particular manner verb
- I played a good backhand last night.
to perform music on a musical instrument verb
- They play the flute.
use or move verb
- I had to play my queen
use to one's advantage verb
- They plays on the consumer's emotions.
utilization or exercise noun
- the play of the imagination

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