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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Carillon :: Carillon (n.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys..
Plaything :: Plaything (n.) A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.
Play :: Play (v. t.) To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump..
Demonstrative :: Demonstrative (a.) Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative..
Splayfeet :: Splay (a.) A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them..
Tambourine :: Tambourine (n.) A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel..
Cobnut :: Cobnut (n.) A game played by children with nuts.
Mum-chance :: Mum-chance (n.) A game of hazard played with cards in silence.
Playbook :: Playbook (n.) A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play.
Flaunt :: Flaunt (v. t.) To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.
Flirt :: Flirt (v. t.) One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl..
Clown :: Clown (n.) The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc..
Croquet :: Croquet (n.) An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern..
Badinage :: Badinage (n.) Playful raillery; banter.
Dodger :: Dodger (n.) One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices..
Harlequin :: Harlequin (n. i.) To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
Troop :: Troop (n.) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
Stage :: Stage (n.) An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like..
Harpist :: Harpist (n.) A player on the harp; a harper.
Gamble :: Gamble (v. i.) To play or game for money or other stake.
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