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
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Sense 2
play
=> act move
Sense 17
play
=> act move
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Sense 3
play
=> perform
Sense 6
play, spiel
=> re-create
Sense 7
play
=> sound
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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
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Sense 5
play
=> act
Sense 11
play, recreate
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Sense 10
play
=> gamble
Sense 29
play
=> bet, wager, play
Sense 30
bet, wager, play
=> gamble
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Sense 13
play
=> sound
Sense 18
play, run
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Sense 21
dally, trifle, play
=> consider, take deal look at
Sense 23
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act move
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Sense 9
play
=> travel, go move locomote
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Sense 16
play, toy
=> act behave, do
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Sense 19
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
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Sense 20
play
=> exploit, work
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Sense 22
play
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Sense 24
play
=> move displace
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Sense 27
bring work play, wreak, make for
=> make create
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Sense 28
play
=> discharge
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Sense 35
play
=> exhaust, wash up beat tucker, tucker out
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Grep of noun plays
playschool
playscript
playsuit
Grep of noun play
action replay
alphanumeric display
baseball play
basketball play
byplay
child's play
computer display
digital display
display
double play
draw play
dual scan display
football play
foreplay
foul play
gunplay
horseplay
interplay
liquid crystal display
match play
medal play
miracle play
misplay
morality play
mystery play
passing play
passion play
passive matrix display
period of play
play
play group
play reading
play therapy
playacting
playactor
playback
playbill
playbox
playboy
playday
player
player piano
playfellow
playfulness
playgoer
playground
playground ball
playhouse
playing
playing area
playing card
playing field
playing period
playlet
playlobium obtusangulum
playmate
playoff
playoff game
playpen
playroom
playschool
playscript
playsuit
plaything
playtime
playwright
power play
puppet play
replay
running play
safety squeeze play
satyr play
screenplay
shadow play
splay
squeeze play
stroke play
suicide squeeze play
swordplay
trap play
triple play
word play
wordplay
Overview of noun play
The noun play has 17 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (32) play, drama -- (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
2. (10) play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
3. (8) play -- (a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team")
4. (6) maneuver, manoeuvre, play -- (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great play")
5. (2) play -- (a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play")
6. (1) play -- (utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination")
7. (1) bid, play -- (an attempt to get something "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention")
8. (1) play, child's play -- (play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child")
9. playing period, period of play, play -- ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning")
10. free rein, play -- (the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent")
11. shimmer, play -- (a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water")
12. fun, play, sport -- (verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun")
13. looseness, play -- (movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel")
14. play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper -- (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly")
15. gambling, gaming, play -- (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table")
16. turn, play -- (the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play")
17. play -- (the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully)
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 noun play
The noun play has 17 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (32) play, drama -- (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
2. (10) play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
3. (8) play -- (a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team")
4. (6) maneuver, manoeuvre, play -- (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great play")
5. (2) play -- (a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play")
6. (1) play -- (utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination")
7. (1) bid, play -- (an attempt to get something "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention")
8. (1) play, child's play -- (play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child")
9. playing period, period of play, play -- ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning")
10. free rein, play -- (the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent")
11. shimmer, play -- (a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water")
12. fun, play, sport -- (verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun")
13. looseness, play -- (movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel")
14. play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper -- (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly")
15. gambling, gaming, play -- (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table")
16. turn, play -- (the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play")
17. play -- (the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully)
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")
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