Definition of play

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Play (n.) Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.

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Tennis :: Tennis (v. t.) To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis..
Table :: Table (n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played.
Field :: Field (n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
Clown :: Clown (n.) The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc..
Face :: Face (v. i.) To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
Opalesce :: Opalesce (v. i.) To give forth a play of colors, like the opal..
Italianize :: Italianize (v. i.) To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
Stage :: Stage (n.) The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited..
Cricket :: Cricket (v. i.) To play at cricket.
Shuttlecock :: Shuttlecock (n.) A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself..
Vaunt :: Vaunt (v. t.) To put forward; to display.
Gavot :: Gavot (n.) A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over..
Act :: Act (n.) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
Flautist :: Flautist (n.) A player on the flute; a flutist.
Hurling :: Hurling (n.) A kind of game at ball, formerly played..
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Playhouse :: Playhouse (n.) A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; -- used by children as a plaything..
Fescue :: Fescue (n.) An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.
Playgoing :: Playgoing (n.) The practice of going to plays.
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