Another word for play

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Verb

To occupy oneself with amusement or diversion

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To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion

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To make a bet

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put one's money on something

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To treat lightly or flippantly

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To play the part of

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performing-arts

To make music

perform

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performing-arts

To perform according to one's artistic conception

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performing-arts

To be performed

show
run

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performing-arts

To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means

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To cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example)

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Noun

Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement

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Actions taken as a joke

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The act of putting into play

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Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something

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Ease of or space for movement

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play along

To agree to cooperate or participate

go along

play around

To be sexually unfaithful to another

play down

To make less emphatic or obvious

play off

To place in opposition or be in opposition to

play out

To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut

play out

To use all of

play out

To make or become no longer active or productive

play up

To accord emphasis to

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Another word for play

Noun

Amusement

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Recreation

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Fun

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A drama

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Sport

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Action

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Verb

To amuse oneself

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To gambol

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To produce music

To display light, erratic movement

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To act in a play

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To engage in sport

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To pretend

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To gamble

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Idioms:

make a play for

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