Definition of play

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Play (n.) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.

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Baccarat :: Baccarat (n.) A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters..
Play :: Play (v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball..
Piping :: Piping (v.) Playing on a musical pipe.
Tabor :: Tabor (v. i.) To play on a tabor, or little drum..
Cricket :: Cricket (v. i.) To play at cricket.
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when rolled..
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..
Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To play (music) with a bow.
Playbook :: Playbook (n.) A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play.
Sign :: Sign (n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice..
Play :: Play (v. t.) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it..
Rig :: Rig (v. i.) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Chorus :: Chorus (n.) An interpreter in a dumb show or play.
Mallet :: Mallet (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet..
Spill :: ), a game played with such pieces; pushpin..
Encore :: Encore (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part..
Piping :: Piping (n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc..
Epitasis :: Epitasis (n.) That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem, and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed to protasis..
Uncase :: Uncase (v. t.) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body..
Displayed :: Displayed (a.) Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or ostentatiously.
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