noun
1. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
Synonym: swordplay
2. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
Synonym: gamblinggaming
3. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
e.g. Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child
Synonym: child's play
4. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
Synonym: turn
5. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
e.g. it was all done in play
their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
Synonym: frolicrompgambolcaper
6. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
Synonym: maneuvermanoeuvre
7. a preset plan of action in team sports
e.g. the coach drew up the plays for her team
8. an attempt to get something
e.g. they made a futile play for power
he made a bid to gain attention
Synonym: bid
9. utilization or exercise
e.g. the play of the imagination
10. movement or space for movement
e.g. there was too much play in the steering wheel
Synonym: looseness
11. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
Synonym: funsport
12. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
e.g. he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
Synonym: dramadramatic play
13. a theatrical performance of a drama
e.g. the play lasted two hours
14. a weak and tremulous light
Synonym: shimmer
15. the removal of constraints
Synonym: free rein
16. a state in which action is feasible
e.g. the ball was still in play
insiders said the company's stock was in play
17. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
e.g. rain stopped play in the 4th inning
Synonym: playing periodperiod of play
play什么意思
verb
1. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
Synonym: toy
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
Synonym: actact as
3. exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
e.g. play a hooked fish
4. consider not very seriously
Synonym: dallytrifle
5. participate in games or sport
6. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Synonym: meetencountertake on
7. employ in a game or in a specific position
e.g. They played him on first base
8. use or move
e.g. I had to play my queen
9. shoot or hit in a particular manner
e.g. She played a good backhand last night
10. bet or wager (money)
e.g. He played $20 on the new horse
She plays the races
11. put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
12. stake on the outcome of an issue
Synonym: betwager
13. make bets
14. use to one's advantage
e.g. She plays on her clients' emotions
15. discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
16. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Synonym: toyfiddlediddle
17. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Synonym: bringworkwreakmake for
18. perform on a certain location
19. be performed or presented for public viewing
20. cause to emit recorded audio or video
Synonym: run
21. emit recorded sound
22. play a role or part
Synonym: actrepresent
23. perform on a stage or theater
e.g. She acts in this play
He acted in `Julius Caesar'
I played in `A Christmas Carol'
Synonym: actroleplayplayact
24. pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
e.g. Let's play like I am mommy
Play cowboy and Indians
25. replay (as a melody)
Synonym: spiel
26. play on an instrument
e.g. The band played all night long
27. perform music on (a musical instrument)
28. move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
e.g. The spotlights played on the politicians
29. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
e.g. The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack
30. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
31. engage in recreational activities rather than work
occupy oneself in a diversion
e.g. On weekends I play
The students all recreate alike
Synonym: recreate
32. be at play
be engaged in playful activity
amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
33. behave carelessly or indifferently
e.g. Play about with a young girl's affection
Synonym: dallytoyflirt
34. behave in a certain way
35. be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
e.g. This speech didn't play well with the American public
His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee
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