Definition of play

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Play (v. t.) To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action; as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to play King Lear; to play the woman..

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Sampler :: Sampler (n.) A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used as samples, or to display the skill of the worker..
Catcher :: Catcher (n.) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.
Frisk :: Frisk (a.) A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
Harp :: Harp (v. t.) To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon..
Crisscross :: Crisscross (n.) A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross..
Tenpins :: Tenpins (n.) A game resembling ninepins, but played with ten pins. See Ninepins..
Anatomize :: Anatomize (v. t.) To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts..
Hockey :: Hockey (n.) The stick used by the players.
Catcall :: Catcall (n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise..
Go :: Go (n.) That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
Golfer :: Golfer (n.) One who plays golf.
"""loo " :: Loo (n.) A modification of the game of all fours in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack..
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To display; to spread.
Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..
Scene :: Scene (n.) The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes..
Sportful :: Sportful (a.) Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion..
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime.
Reproduce :: Reproduce (v. t.) To bring forward again; as, to reproduce a witness; to reproduce charges; to reproduce a play..
Philander :: Philander (v. i.) To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
Coruscation :: Coruscation (n.) A sudden flash or play of light.
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