Definition of play

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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..

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Cricket :: Cricket (n.) A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides..
Court :: Court (n.) A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court..
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..
Perform :: Perform (v. i.) To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ..
Accordionist :: Accordionist (n.) A player on the accordion.
Hydraulicon :: Hydraulicon (n.) An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ.
Bowing :: Bowing (n.) The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
Displayed :: Displayed (a.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye..
Accordion :: Accordion (n.) A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds..
Play :: Play (n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute..
Put :: Put (v. i.) To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
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..
Table :: Table (n.) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played.
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate..
Pibroch :: Pibroch (n.) A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle..
Scene :: Scene (n.) The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage..
Rigoll :: Rigoll (n.) A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end..
Played :: Played (imp. & p. p.) of Pla.
Dump :: Dump (n.) A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
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