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verb
- 1. engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose: "the children were playing by a pool" Similar
- 2. take part in (a sport): "I play squash and badminton" Similar
noun
- 1. activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children: "a child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane" Similar Opposite
- 2. the conducting of a sporting match: "rain wrecked the second day's play"
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to compete against a person or team in a game: Who are the Giants playing next week? [ T ] to hit or kick a ball in a game: play something to someone He played the ball back to the goalkeeper. A good pool player takes time deciding which shot to play. [ T ]
1. a. : swordplay. b. archaic : game, sport. c. : the conduct, course, or action of a game. d. : a particular act or maneuver in a game: such as. (1) : the action during an attempt to advance the ball in football. (2) : the action in which a player is put out in baseball. e. : the action in which cards are played after bidding in a card game. f.
Definition of play verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What is a basic definition of play? A play is a performance that is done on a stage or in a theater. Play also means to engage in a fun activity or to emit sound or video from a media device.
play is the general word for any such form of activity, often undirected, spontaneous, or random: Childhood should be a time for play. game refers to a recreational contest, mental or physical, usually governed by set rules: a game of chess.
A play is a dramatic work that's written to be staged in a theater and in front of an audience. Your city might offer a free Shakespeare play in the park every year. If you take part in a game or a sport, you play it. You might love to play charades, but no one is going to want to play with you if you keep forgetting the rules.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLAY 1 [ count ] : a piece of writing that tells a story through the actions and words of characters and that is performed on a stage
to take part in a sport or game: You play tennis, don't you Sam? We often used to play cards. I used to play netball for my school. I'm playing Tony (= playing against Tony) at squash tonight. Two of the team weren't playing because they were injured. Barcelona are playing against Real Madrid tonight. Fewer examples.
Definition of play noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You can use play to describe how someone behaves, when they are deliberately behaving in a certain way or like a certain type of person. For example, to play the innocent means to pretend to be innocent, and to play deaf means to pretend not to hear something.
