plays

Definitions of plays in various dictionaries:

noun - a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

noun - a theatrical performance of a drama

noun - a preset plan of action in team sports

noun - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

noun - a state in which action is feasible

noun - utilization or exercise

noun - an attempt to get something

noun - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

noun - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

noun - the removal of constraints

noun - a weak and tremulous light

noun - verb al wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

noun - movement or space for movement

noun - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

noun - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

noun - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

noun - the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

verb - participate in games or sport

verb - act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

verb - play on an instrument

verb - play a role or part

verb - be at play

verb - replay (as a melody)

verb - perform music on (a musical instrument)

verb - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

verb - move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

verb - bet or wager (money)

verb - engage in recreational activities rather than work

verb - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

verb - emit recorded sound

verb - perform on a certain location

verb - put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

verb - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

verb - behave in a certain way

verb - cause to emit recorded audio or video

verb - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

verb - use to one's advantage

verb - consider not very seriously

verb - be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

verb - behave carelessly or indifferently

verb - cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

verb - perform on a stage or theater

verb - be performed or presented for public viewing

verb - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

verb - discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

verb - make bets

verb - stake on the outcome of an issue

verb - shoot or hit in a particular manner

verb - use or move

verb - employ in a game or in a specific position

verb - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

verb - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

adj - to engage in amusement or sport [v -ED, -ING, -S] : PLAYABLE