Play(n.)
- To act on the stage; to personate a character.
Play(v. t.)
- To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump.
Play(v. t.)
- To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ.
Play(v. t.)
- To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to play a waltz on the violin.
Play(v. t.)
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute; as, to play tricks.
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.
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.
Play(v. t.)
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
Play(n.)
- Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game.
Play(n.)
- The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement, or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as, to lose a fortune in play.
Play(n.)
- Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair play; sword play; a play of wit.
Play(n.)
- A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.
Play(n.)
- The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy; as, he attends ever play.