DICTOMETER

PLAY

(play, baraja, hacer, jugar, juguetear, tañer, tocar, fremføre, lek, leke, skuespill, spill, spille)

1. Synonyms:
   • Play
   • Drama
   • Dramatic play
   Definitions:
   • a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
   Examples:
   • He wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • a theatrical performance of a drama
   Examples:
   • The play lasted two hours
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • a preset plan of action in team sports
   Examples:
   • The coach drew up the plays for her team
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Maneuver
   • Manoeuvre
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
   Examples:
   • He made a great maneuver
   • The runner was out on a play by the shortstop
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • a state in which action is feasible
   Examples:
   • The ball was still in play
   • Insiders said the company's stock was in play
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • utilization or exercise
   Examples:
   • The play of the imagination
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Bid
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • an attempt to get something
   Examples:
   • They made a futile play for power
   • He made a bid to gain attention
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Play
   • Child's play
   Definitions:
   • activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
   Examples:
   • Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Playing period
   • Period of play
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
   Examples:
   • Rain stopped play in the 4th inning
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Free rein
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • the removal of constraints
    Examples:
    • He gave free rein to his impulses
    • They gave full play to the artist's talent
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Shimmer
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • a weak and tremulous light
    Examples:
    • The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
    • The play of light on the water
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Fun
    • Play
    • Sport
    Definitions:
    • verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
    Examples:
    • He became a figure of fun
    • He said it in sport
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Looseness
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • movement or space for movement
    Examples:
    • There was too much play in the steering wheel
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Play
    • Frolic
    • Romp
    • Gambol
    • Caper
    Definitions:
    • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
    Examples:
    • It was all done in play
    • Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Turn
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
    Examples:
    • It is my turn
    • It is still my play
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Gambling
    • Gaming
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
    Examples:
    • His gambling cost him a fortune
    • There was heavy play at the blackjack table
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Play
    • Swordplay
    Definitions:
    • the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • participate in games or sport
   Examples:
   • We played hockey all afternoon
   • Play cards
   • Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
   Examples:
   • This factor played only a minor part in his decision
   • This development played into her hands
   • I played no role in your dismissal
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • play on an instrument
   Examples:
   • The band played all night long
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Play
   • Represent
   Definitions:
   • play a role or part
   Examples:
   • Gielgud played Hamlet
   • She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role
   • She played the servant to her husband's master
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • be at play
   • be engaged in playful activity
   • amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
   Examples:
   • The kids were playing outside all day
   • I used to play with trucks as a little girl
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Play
   • Spiel
   Definitions:
   • replay (as a melody)
   Examples:
   • Play it again, Sam
   • She played the third movement very beautifully
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • perform music on (a musical instrument)
   Examples:
   • He plays the flute
   • Can you play on this old recorder?
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Act
   • Play
   • Act as
   Definitions:
   • pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
   Examples:
   • He acted the idiot
   • She plays deaf when the news are bad
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Play
   Definitions:
   • move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
   Examples:
   • The spotlights played on the politicians
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • bet or wager (money)
    Examples:
    • He played $20 on the new horse
    • She plays the races
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Play
    • Recreate
    Definitions:
    • engage in recreational activities rather than work
    • occupy oneself in a diversion
    Examples:
    • On weekends I play
    • The students all recreate alike
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
    Examples:
    • Let's play like I am mommy
    • Play cowboy and Indians
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • emit recorded sound
    Examples:
    • The tape was playing for hours
    • The stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • perform on a certain location
    Examples:
    • The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16
    • She has been playing on Broadway for years
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
    Examples:
    • He is playing his cards close to his chest
    • The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Play
    • Toy
    Definitions:
    • engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
    Examples:
    • They played games on their opponents
    • Play the stock market
    • Play with her feelings
    • Toy with an idea
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • behave in a certain way
    Examples:
    • Play safe
    • Play it safe
    • Play fair
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Play
    • Run
    Definitions:
    • cause to emit recorded audio or video
    Examples:
    • They ran the tapes over and over again
    • I'll play you my favorite record
    • He never tires of playing that video
    
    
19. Synonyms:
    • Toy
    • Fiddle
    • Diddle
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
    Examples:
    • She played nervously with her wedding ring
    • Don't fiddle with the screws
    • He played with the idea of running for the Senate
    
    
20. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • use to one's advantage
    Examples:
    • She plays on her clients' emotions
    
    
21. Synonyms:
    • Dally
    • Trifle
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • consider not very seriously
    Examples:
    • He is trifling with her
    • She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
    
    
22. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
    Examples:
    • This speech didn't play well with the American public
    • His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee
    
    
23. Synonyms:
    • Dally
    • Toy
    • Play
    • Flirt
    Definitions:
    • behave carelessly or indifferently
    Examples:
    • Play about with a young girl's affection
    
    
24. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
    Examples:
    • The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack
    
    
25. Synonyms:
    • Act
    • Play
    • Roleplay
    • Playact
    Definitions:
    • perform on a stage or theater
    Examples:
    • She acts in this play
    • He acted in `Julius Caesar'
    • I played in `A Christmas Carol'
    
    
26. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • be performed or presented for public viewing
    Examples:
    • What's playing in the local movie theater?
    • `Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years
    
    
27. Synonyms:
    • Bring
    • Work
    • Play
    • Wreak
    • Make for
    Definitions:
    • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    Examples:
    • I cannot work a miracle
    • Wreak havoc
    • Bring comments
    • Play a joke
    • The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
    
    
28. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
    Examples:
    • Play water from a hose
    • The fountains played all day
    
    
29. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • make bets
    Examples:
    • Play the races
    • Play the casinos in Trouville
    
    
30. Synonyms:
    • Bet
    • Wager
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • stake on the outcome of an issue
    Examples:
    • I bet $100 on that new horse
    • She played all her money on the dark horse
    
    
31. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • shoot or hit in a particular manner
    Examples:
    • She played a good backhand last night
    
    
32. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • use or move
    Examples:
    • I had to play my queen
    
    
33. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • employ in a game or in a specific position
    Examples:
    • They played him on first base
    
    
34. Synonyms:
    • Meet
    • Encounter
    • Play
    • Take on
    Definitions:
    • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
    Examples:
    • Princeton plays Yale this weekend
    • Charlie likes to play Mary
    
    
35. Synonyms:
    • Play
    Definitions:
    • exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
    Examples:
    • Play a hooked fish