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playing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  play 
 
  12  of  35  senses  of  play 
 
  Sense  1 
  play 
  =>  curl 
  =>  snooker 
  =>  revoke 
  =>  develop 
  =>  develop 
  =>  die 
  =>  misplay 
  =>  start 
  =>  fumble 
  =>  volley 
  =>  unblock 
  =>  replay 
  =>  cricket 
  =>  backstop 
  =>  fullback 
  =>  quarterback 
  =>  cradle 
  =>  exit 
  =>  play  out 
  =>  field 
  =>  catch 
  =>  face  off  bully  off 
  =>  tee  off 
  =>  ace 
  =>  complete,  nail 
  =>  stroke 
  =>  gamble 
  =>  walk 
  =>  bowl 
  =>  golf 
  =>  bandy 
  =>  foul 
  =>  croquet 
  =>  putt 
  =>  seesaw 
  =>  bid,  call 
 
  Sense  3 
  play 
  =>  sound  off  strike  up 
  =>  symphonize 
  =>  accompany,  follow 
  =>  bow 
 
  Sense  4 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  support 
  =>  enact,  reenact,  act  out 
  =>  act  out 
  =>  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  spoof,  parody 
  =>  emote 
 
  Sense  5 
  play 
  =>  horse  around  arse  around  fool  around  fool 
  =>  frolic,  lark,  rollick,  skylark,  disport,  sport,  cavort,  gambol,  frisk,  romp,  run  around  lark  about 
  =>  dabble,  paddle,  splash  around 
 
  Sense  6 
  play,  spiel 
  =>  misplay 
  =>  replay 
  =>  prelude 
  =>  jazz 
  =>  rag 
  =>  bugle 
  =>  reprise,  reprize,  repeat,  recapitulate 
  =>  slur 
  =>  bang  out 
  =>  modulate 
  =>  tongue 
 
  Sense  7 
  play 
  =>  skirl 
  =>  beat 
  =>  tweedle 
  =>  chord 
  =>  pipe 
  =>  drum 
  =>  harp 
  =>  fiddle 
  =>  trumpet 
  =>  clarion 
 
  Sense  10 
  play 
  =>  underplay 
 
  Sense  15 
  play 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  25 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  mime,  pantomime 
  =>  overact,  ham,  overplay 
  =>  underact,  underplay 
 
  Sense  26 
  play 
  =>  debut 
 
  Sense  30 
  bet,  wager,  play 
  =>  bet  on  back  gage,  stake,  game,  punt 
  =>  play 
  =>  raise 
  =>  see 
 
  Sense  34 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  replay 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  play 
 
  12  of  35  senses  of  play 
 
  Sense  1 
  play 
  =>  curl 
  =>  snooker 
  =>  revoke 
  =>  develop 
  =>  develop 
  =>  die 
  =>  misplay 
  =>  start 
  =>  fumble 
  =>  volley 
  =>  unblock 
  =>  replay 
  =>  cricket 
  =>  backstop 
  =>  fullback 
  =>  quarterback 
  =>  cradle 
  =>  exit 
  =>  play  out 
  =>  field 
  =>  catch 
  =>  face  off  bully  off 
  =>  tee  off 
  =>  ace 
  =>  complete,  nail 
  =>  stroke 
  =>  gamble 
  =>  dice 
  =>  shoot  craps 
  =>  play 
  =>  underplay 
  =>  bet,  wager,  play 
  =>  bet  on  back  gage,  stake,  game,  punt 
  =>  ante 
  =>  parlay,  double  up 
  =>  play 
  =>  raise 
  =>  see 
  =>  walk 
  =>  bowl 
  =>  skittle 
  =>  golf 
  =>  bandy 
  =>  shuttlecock 
  =>  foul 
  =>  hack 
  =>  hack 
  =>  croquet 
  =>  putt 
  =>  seesaw 
  =>  bid,  call 
  =>  raise 
  =>  outcall 
  =>  underbid 
  =>  outbid 
  =>  overbid 
  =>  preempt 
 
  Sense  3 
  play 
  =>  sound  off  strike  up 
  =>  symphonize 
  =>  accompany,  follow 
  =>  bow 
 
  Sense  4 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  support 
  =>  enact,  reenact,  act  out 
  =>  act  out 
  =>  impersonate,  portray 
  =>  spoof,  parody 
  =>  travesty 
  =>  emote 
 
  Sense  5 
  play 
  =>  horse  around  arse  around  fool  around  fool 
  =>  frolic,  lark,  rollick,  skylark,  disport,  sport,  cavort,  gambol,  frisk,  romp,  run  around  lark  about 
  =>  skylark 
  =>  dabble,  paddle,  splash  around 
 
  Sense  6 
  play,  spiel 
  =>  misplay 
  =>  replay 
  =>  prelude 
  =>  jazz 
  =>  rag 
  =>  bugle 
  =>  reprise,  reprize,  repeat,  recapitulate 
  =>  slur 
  =>  bang  out 
  =>  modulate 
  =>  tongue 
  =>  double  tongue,  triple-tongue 
 
  Sense  7 
  play 
  =>  skirl 
  =>  beat 
  =>  tweedle 
  =>  chord 
  =>  pipe 
  =>  drum 
  =>  harp 
  =>  fiddle 
  =>  trumpet 
  =>  clarion 
 
  Sense  10 
  play 
  =>  underplay 
 
  Sense  15 
  play 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  25 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  stooge 
  =>  mime,  pantomime 
  =>  overact,  ham,  overplay 
  =>  underact,  underplay 
 
  Sense  26 
  play 
  =>  debut 
 
  Sense  30 
  bet,  wager,  play 
  =>  bet  on  back  gage,  stake,  game,  punt 
  =>  ante 
  =>  parlay,  double  up 
  =>  play 
  =>  raise 
  =>  see 
 
  Sense  34 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  front,  breast 
  =>  take  the  bull  by  the  horns 
  =>  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  tackle,  take  on 
  =>  rise 
  =>  replay 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  play 
 
  1  of  35  senses  of  play 
 
  Sense  34 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  play 
 
  35  senses  of  play 
 
  Sense  1 
  play 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
  Also  See->  play  out#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  play 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  3 
  play 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  4 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  5 
  play 
  =>  act 
 
  Sense  6 
  play,  spiel 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  7 
  play 
  =>  sound 
 
  Sense  8 
  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  9 
  play 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  10 
  play 
  =>  gamble 
 
  Sense  11 
  play,  recreate 
 
  Sense  12 
  play 
  =>  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
 
  Sense  13 
  play 
  =>  sound 
 
  Sense  14 
  play 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  15 
  play 
  =>  deploy 
 
  Sense  16 
  play,  toy 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  17 
  play 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  18 
  play,  run 
 
  Sense  19 
  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play 
  =>  manipulate 
 
  Sense  20 
  play 
  =>  exploit,  work 
 
  Sense  21 
  dally,  trifle,  play 
  =>  consider,  take  deal  look  at 
 
  Sense  22 
  play 
 
  Sense  23 
  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  24 
  play 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  25 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  26 
  play 
 
  Sense  27 
  bring  work  play,  wreak,  make  for 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Sense  28 
  play 
  =>  discharge 
 
  Sense  29 
  play 
  =>  bet,  wager,  play 
 
  Sense  30 
  bet,  wager,  play 
  =>  gamble 
 
  Sense  31 
  play 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  32 
  play 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  33 
  play 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  34 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
 
  Sense  35 
  play 
  =>  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  play 
 
  play  used  as  a  verb  is  extremely  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  35) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  play 
 
  Sense  1 
  play 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Sense  15 
  play 
  =>  deploy 
 
  Sense  31 
  play 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  32 
  play 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  33 
  play 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  34 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  play 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  17 
  play 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  play 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  6 
  play,  spiel 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  7 
  play 
  =>  sound 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  act  play,  represent 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  8 
  act  play,  act  as 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  12 
  play 
  =>  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
 
  Sense  14 
  play 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  25 
  act  play,  roleplay,  playact 
  =>  perform 
 
  Sense  26 
  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  play 
  =>  act 
 
  Sense  11 
  play,  recreate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  play 
  =>  gamble 
 
  Sense  29 
  play 
  =>  bet,  wager,  play 
 
  Sense  30 
  bet,  wager,  play 
  =>  gamble 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  play 
  =>  sound 
 
  Sense  18 
  play,  run 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  21 
  dally,  trifle,  play 
  =>  consider,  take  deal  look  at 
 
  Sense  23 
  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  play 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  16 
  play,  toy 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  19 
  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play 
  =>  manipulate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  20 
  play 
  =>  exploit,  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  22 
  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  24 
  play 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  27 
  bring  work  play,  wreak,  make  for 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  28 
  play 
  =>  discharge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  35 
  play 
  =>  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  playing 
  carillon  playing 
  playing 
  playing  area 
  playing  card 
  playing  field 
  playing  period 
  roleplaying 
 
  Overview  of  noun  playing 
 
  The  noun  playing  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  playing  --  (the  act  of  playing  a  musical  instrument) 
  2.  (1)  playing  --  (the  action  of  taking  part  in  a  game  or  sport  or  other  recreation) 
  3.  acting,  playing,  playacting,  performing  --  (the  performance  of  a  part  or  role  in  a  drama) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  play 
 
  The  verb  play  has  35  senses  (first  21  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (70)  play  --  (participate  in  games  or  sports;  "We  played  hockey  all  afternoon";  "play  cards";  "Pele  played  for  the  Brazilian  teams  in  many  important  matches") 
  2.  (38)  play  --  (act  or  have  an  effect  in  a  specified  way  or  with  a  specific  effect  or  outcome;  "This  factor  played  only  a  minor  part  in  his  decision";  "This  development  played  into  her  hands";  "I  played  no  role  in  your  dismissal") 
  3.  (29)  play  --  (play  (music)  on  an  instrument;  "The  band  played  all  night  long") 
  4.  (27)  act  play,  represent  --  (play  a  role  or  part  "Gielgud  played  Hamlet";  "She  wants  to  act  Lady  Macbeth  but  she  is  too  young  for  the  role") 
  5.  (23)  play  --  (be  at  play;  be  engaged  in  playful  activity;  amuse  oneself  in  a  way  characteristic  of  children;  "The  kids  were  playing  outside  all  day";  "I  used  to  play  with  trucks  as  a  little  girl") 
  6.  (14)  play,  spiel  --  (as  of  melodies;  "Play  it  again  Sam";  "She  played  the  third  movement  very  beautifully") 
  7.  (8)  play  --  (perform  music  on  (a  musical  instrument);  "He  plays  the  flute";  "Can  you  play  on  this  old  recorder?") 
  8.  (6)  act  play,  act  as  --  (pretend  to  have  certain  qualities  or  state  of  mind;  "He  acted  the  idiot";  "She  plays  deaf  when  the  news  are  bad") 
  9.  (5)  play  --  (move  or  seem  to  move  quickly,  lightly,  or  irregularly;  "The  spotlights  played  on  the  politicians") 
  10.  (5)  play  --  (bet  or  wager  (money);  "He  played  $20  on  the  new  horse";  "She  plays  the  races") 
  11.  (4)  play,  recreate  --  (engage  in  recreational  activities  rather  than  work  occupy  oneself  in  a  diversion;  "On  weekends  I  play";  "The  students  all  recreate  alike") 
  12.  (4)  play  --  (pretend  to  be  somebody  in  the  framework  of  a  game  or  playful  activity;  "Let's  play  like  I  am  mommy";  "Play  cowboy  and  Indians") 
  13.  (3)  play  --  (emit  recorded  sound;  "The  tape  was  playing  for  hours";  "the  stereo  was  playing  Beethoven  when  I  entered") 
  14.  (2)  play  --  (perform  on  a  certain  location:  "The  prodigy  played  Carnegie  Hall  at  the  age  of  16";  "She  has  been  playing  on  Broadway  for  years") 
  15.  (2)  play  --  (put  (a  card  or  piece)  into  play  during  a  game,  or  act  strategically  as  if  in  a  card  game;  "He  is  playing  his  cards  close  to  his  chest";  "The  Democrats  still  have  some  cards  to  play  before  they  will  concede  the  electoral  victory") 
  16.  (2)  play,  toy  --  (engage  in  an  activity  as  if  it  were  a  game  rather  than  take  it  seriously;  "They  played  games  on  their  opponents";  "play  the  stockmarket";  "play  with  her  feelings";  "toy  with  an  idea") 
  17.  (1)  play  --  (behave  in  a  certain  way  "play  safe,"  "play  it  safe";"play  fair") 
  18.  (1)  play,  run  --  (cause  to  be  emit  recorded  sounds:  "They  ran  the  tapes  over  and  over  again";  "Can  you  play  my  favorite  record?") 
  19.  (1)  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play  --  (manipulate  manually  or  in  one's  mind  or  imagination;  "She  played  nervously  with  her  wedding  ring";  "Don't  fiddle  with  the  screws";  "He  played  with  the  idea  of  running  for  the  Senate:) 
  20.  (1)  play  --  (use  to  one's  advantage;  "She  plays  on  her  clients'  emotions") 
  21.  (1)  dally,  trifle,  play  --  (consider  not  very  seriously;  "He  is  trifling  with  her";  "She  plays  with  the  thought  of  moving  to  Tasmania") 
  22.  play  --  (be  received  or  accepted  or  interpreted  in  a  specific  way  "This  speech  didn't  play  well  with  the  American  public";  "His  remarks  played  to  the  suspicions  of  the  committee") 
  23.  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt  --  (behave  carelessly  or  indifferently;  "Play  about  with  a  young  girl's  affection") 
  24.  play  --  (cause  to  move  or  operate  freely  within  a  bounded  space,  as  of  machinery;  "The  engine  has  a  wheel  that  is  playing  in  a  rack") 
  25.  act  play,  roleplay,  playact  --  (perform  on  a  stage  or  theater;  "She  acts  in  this  play";  "He  acted  in  "Julius  Caesar";  "I  played  in  "A  Christmas  Carol") 
  26.  play  --  (be  performed;  "What's  playing  in  the  local  movie  theater?";  "  `Cats'  has  been  playing  on  Broadway  for  many  years") 
  27.  bring  work  play,  wreak,  make  for  --  (cause  to  happen  or  to  occur  as  a  consequence;  "I  cannot  work  a  miracle"  "wreak  havoc";  "bring  comments";  "play  a  joke";  "The  rain  brought  relief  to  the  drought-stricken  area") 
  28.  play  --  (discharge  or  direct  or  be  discharged  or  directed  as  if  in  a  continuous  stream:  "play  water  from  a  hose";  "The  fountains  played  all  day") 
  29.  play  --  (make  bets;  "Play  the  reaces";  "play  the  casinos  in  Trouville") 
  30.  bet,  wager,  play  --  (stake  on  the  outcome  of  an  issue;  "I  bet  $100  on  that  new  horse";  "She  played  all  her  money  on  the  dark  horse") 
  31.  play  --  (shoot  or  hit  in  a  particular  manner;  "She  played  a  good  backhand  last  night") 
  32.  play  --  (use  or  move  "I  had  to  play  my  queen") 
  33.  play  --  (employ  in  a  game  or  in  a  specific  position;  "They  played  him  on  first  base") 
  34.  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 
  35.  play  --  (exhaust  by  allowing  to  pull  on  the  line  "play  a  hooked  fish") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  playing 
 
  The  adj  playing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  playing  --  (occupied  in  play  or  playful  activities;  "heard  the  laughter  of  playing  children") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  playing 
 
  1  sense  of  playing 
 
  Sense  1 
  playing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  playful)  ->  unplayful,  serious,  sober 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  playing 
 
  1  sense  of  playing 
 
  Sense  1 
  playing 
  =>  playful  (vs.  unplayful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  playing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  playing 
 
  playing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  playing 
  card-playing 
  long-playing 
  playing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  playing 
 
  The  noun  playing  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  playing  --  (the  act  of  playing  a  musical  instrument) 
  2.  (1)  playing  --  (the  action  of  taking  part  in  a  game  or  sport  or  other  recreation) 
  3.  acting,  playing,  playacting,  performing  --  (the  performance  of  a  part  or  role  in  a  drama) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  play 
 
  The  verb  play  has  35  senses  (first  21  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (70)  play  --  (participate  in  games  or  sports;  "We  played  hockey  all  afternoon";  "play  cards";  "Pele  played  for  the  Brazilian  teams  in  many  important  matches") 
  2.  (38)  play  --  (act  or  have  an  effect  in  a  specified  way  or  with  a  specific  effect  or  outcome;  "This  factor  played  only  a  minor  part  in  his  decision";  "This  development  played  into  her  hands";  "I  played  no  role  in  your  dismissal") 
  3.  (29)  play  --  (play  (music)  on  an  instrument;  "The  band  played  all  night  long") 
  4.  (27)  act  play,  represent  --  (play  a  role  or  part  "Gielgud  played  Hamlet";  "She  wants  to  act  Lady  Macbeth  but  she  is  too  young  for  the  role") 
  5.  (23)  play  --  (be  at  play;  be  engaged  in  playful  activity;  amuse  oneself  in  a  way  characteristic  of  children;  "The  kids  were  playing  outside  all  day";  "I  used  to  play  with  trucks  as  a  little  girl") 
  6.  (14)  play,  spiel  --  (as  of  melodies;  "Play  it  again  Sam";  "She  played  the  third  movement  very  beautifully") 
  7.  (8)  play  --  (perform  music  on  (a  musical  instrument);  "He  plays  the  flute";  "Can  you  play  on  this  old  recorder?") 
  8.  (6)  act  play,  act  as  --  (pretend  to  have  certain  qualities  or  state  of  mind;  "He  acted  the  idiot";  "She  plays  deaf  when  the  news  are  bad") 
  9.  (5)  play  --  (move  or  seem  to  move  quickly,  lightly,  or  irregularly;  "The  spotlights  played  on  the  politicians") 
  10.  (5)  play  --  (bet  or  wager  (money);  "He  played  $20  on  the  new  horse";  "She  plays  the  races") 
  11.  (4)  play,  recreate  --  (engage  in  recreational  activities  rather  than  work  occupy  oneself  in  a  diversion;  "On  weekends  I  play";  "The  students  all  recreate  alike") 
  12.  (4)  play  --  (pretend  to  be  somebody  in  the  framework  of  a  game  or  playful  activity;  "Let's  play  like  I  am  mommy";  "Play  cowboy  and  Indians") 
  13.  (3)  play  --  (emit  recorded  sound;  "The  tape  was  playing  for  hours";  "the  stereo  was  playing  Beethoven  when  I  entered") 
  14.  (2)  play  --  (perform  on  a  certain  location:  "The  prodigy  played  Carnegie  Hall  at  the  age  of  16";  "She  has  been  playing  on  Broadway  for  years") 
  15.  (2)  play  --  (put  (a  card  or  piece)  into  play  during  a  game,  or  act  strategically  as  if  in  a  card  game;  "He  is  playing  his  cards  close  to  his  chest";  "The  Democrats  still  have  some  cards  to  play  before  they  will  concede  the  electoral  victory") 
  16.  (2)  play,  toy  --  (engage  in  an  activity  as  if  it  were  a  game  rather  than  take  it  seriously;  "They  played  games  on  their  opponents";  "play  the  stockmarket";  "play  with  her  feelings";  "toy  with  an  idea") 
  17.  (1)  play  --  (behave  in  a  certain  way  "play  safe,"  "play  it  safe";"play  fair") 
  18.  (1)  play,  run  --  (cause  to  be  emit  recorded  sounds:  "They  ran  the  tapes  over  and  over  again";  "Can  you  play  my  favorite  record?") 
  19.  (1)  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play  --  (manipulate  manually  or  in  one's  mind  or  imagination;  "She  played  nervously  with  her  wedding  ring";  "Don't  fiddle  with  the  screws";  "He  played  with  the  idea  of  running  for  the  Senate:) 
  20.  (1)  play  --  (use  to  one's  advantage;  "She  plays  on  her  clients'  emotions") 
  21.  (1)  dally,  trifle,  play  --  (consider  not  very  seriously;  "He  is  trifling  with  her";  "She  plays  with  the  thought  of  moving  to  Tasmania") 
  22.  play  --  (be  received  or  accepted  or  interpreted  in  a  specific  way  "This  speech  didn't  play  well  with  the  American  public";  "His  remarks  played  to  the  suspicions  of  the  committee") 
  23.  dally,  toy,  play,  flirt  --  (behave  carelessly  or  indifferently;  "Play  about  with  a  young  girl's  affection") 
  24.  play  --  (cause  to  move  or  operate  freely  within  a  bounded  space,  as  of  machinery;  "The  engine  has  a  wheel  that  is  playing  in  a  rack") 
  25.  act  play,  roleplay,  playact  --  (perform  on  a  stage  or  theater;  "She  acts  in  this  play";  "He  acted  in  "Julius  Caesar";  "I  played  in  "A  Christmas  Carol") 
  26.  play  --  (be  performed;  "What's  playing  in  the  local  movie  theater?";  "  `Cats'  has  been  playing  on  Broadway  for  many  years") 
  27.  bring  work  play,  wreak,  make  for  --  (cause  to  happen  or  to  occur  as  a  consequence;  "I  cannot  work  a  miracle"  "wreak  havoc";  "bring  comments";  "play  a  joke";  "The  rain  brought  relief  to  the  drought-stricken  area") 
  28.  play  --  (discharge  or  direct  or  be  discharged  or  directed  as  if  in  a  continuous  stream:  "play  water  from  a  hose";  "The  fountains  played  all  day") 
  29.  play  --  (make  bets;  "Play  the  reaces";  "play  the  casinos  in  Trouville") 
  30.  bet,  wager,  play  --  (stake  on  the  outcome  of  an  issue;  "I  bet  $100  on  that  new  horse";  "She  played  all  her  money  on  the  dark  horse") 
  31.  play  --  (shoot  or  hit  in  a  particular  manner;  "She  played  a  good  backhand  last  night") 
  32.  play  --  (use  or  move  "I  had  to  play  my  queen") 
  33.  play  --  (employ  in  a  game  or  in  a  specific  position;  "They  played  him  on  first  base") 
  34.  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 
  35.  play  --  (exhaust  by  allowing  to  pull  on  the  line  "play  a  hooked  fish") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  playing 
 
  The  adj  playing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  playing  --  (occupied  in  play  or  playful  activities;  "heard  the  laughter  of  playing  children") 



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