| drama | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. drama, dramatic play, play | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" |
| ~ drama | the literary genre of works intended for the theater. |
| ~ stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play. |
| ~ dramatic composition, dramatic work | a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.. |
| ~ grand guignol | a play of a macabre or horrific nature. |
| ~ theater of the absurd | plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless.; "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd" |
| ~ playlet | a short play. |
| ~ act | a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet. |
| ~ miracle play | a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr. |
| ~ morality play | an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices. |
| ~ mystery play | a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ. |
| ~ passion play | a play representing the Passion of Christ. |
| ~ satyr play | an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs. |
| n. (event) | 2. drama, dramatic event | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional. |
| ~ episode | a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events. |
| ~ night terror | an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings. |
| n. (communication) | 3. drama | the literary genre of works intended for the theater. |
| ~ warhorse | a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition. |
| ~ drama, dramatic play, play | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" |
| ~ closet drama | drama more suitable for reading that for performing. |
| ~ comedy | light and humorous drama with a happy ending. |
| ~ tragedy | drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity. |
| ~ black humor, black humour | the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect. |
| ~ literary genre, writing style, genre | a style of expressing yourself in writing. |
| ~ likable, likeable, appealing, sympathetic | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings.; "the sympathetic characters in the play" |
| ~ unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic | (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings.; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" |
| ~ tragic | of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy.; "tragic hero" |
| ~ comic | of or relating to or characteristic of comedy.; "comic hero" |
| ~ tragicomic | of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy.; "a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. drama | the quality of being arresting or highly emotional. |
| ~ emotionalism, emotionality | emotional nature or quality. |
| game | | |
| n. (act) | 1. game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ game | a single play of a sport or other contest.; "the game lasted two hours" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ curling | a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target. |
| ~ bowling | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them. |
| ~ pall-mall | a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet. |
| ~ athletic game | a game involving athletic activity. |
| ~ child's game | a game enjoyed by children. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ table game | a game that is played on a table. |
| ~ parlor game, parlour game | a game suitable for playing in a parlor. |
| ~ gambling game, game of chance | a game that involves gambling. |
| ~ zero-sum game | a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero. |
| ~ game | the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game.; "the child received several games for his birthday" |
| ~ horn | a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it. |
| ~ penalty | (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game. |
| ~ rematch, replay | something (especially a game) that is played again. |
| ~ side | one of two or more contesting groups.; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" |
| ~ game | (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win.; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| ~ run off | decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff. |
| ~ play out | play to a finish.; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last" |
| ~ course | hunt with hounds.; "He often courses hares" |
| ~ defending | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring. |
| ~ played | (of games) engaged in.; "the loosely played game" |
| n. (act) | 2. game | a single play of a sport or other contest.; "the game lasted two hours" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ away game, road game | a game played away from home. |
| ~ home game | a game played at home. |
| ~ exhibition game, practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing. |
| ~ nightcap | the final game of a double header. |
| ~ double feature, doubleheader, twin bill | two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day). |
| ~ playoff game | one game in the series of games constituting a playoff. |
| ~ cup tie | an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| n. (act) | 3. game | an amusement or pastime.; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ catch | a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth.; "he played catch with his son in the backyard" |
| ~ party game | a game to amuse guests at a party. |
| ~ computer game, video game | a game played against a computer. |
| ~ pinball, pinball game | a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets. |
| ~ guessing game | a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing. |
| ~ ducks and drakes | a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water. |
| ~ mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect. |
| ~ hare and hounds, paper chase | an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot. |
| ~ ring-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy | a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat. |
| ~ prisoner's base | a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base. |
| ~ treasure hunt | a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues. |
| n. (animal) | 4. game | animal hunted for food or sport. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ big game | large animals that are hunted for sport. |
| ~ game bird | any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport. |
| n. (time) | 5. game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ set | a unit of play in tennis or squash.; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. game | (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win.; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (food) | 7. game | the flesh of wild animals that is used for food. |
| ~ meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ venison | meat from a deer used as food. |
| ~ buffalo | meat from an American bison. |
| ~ hare, rabbit | flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food. |
| n. (cognition) | 8. game, plot, secret plan | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).; "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" |
| ~ scheme, strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action. |
| ~ counterplan, counterplot | a plot intended to subvert another plot. |
| ~ intrigue, machination | a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends. |
| ~ cabal, conspiracy | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot). |
| n. (artifact) | 9. game | the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game.; "the child received several games for his birthday" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game. |
| ~ puzzle | a game that tests your ingenuity. |
| n. (act) | 10. biz, game | your occupation or line of work.; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| n. (act) | 11. game | frivolous or trifling behavior.; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" |
| ~ frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play | 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" |
| v. (competition) | 12. back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake | place a bet on.; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
| ~ ante | place one's stake. |
| ~ parlay, double up | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager. |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| adj. | 13. crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting, lame | disabled in the feet or legs.; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" |
| ~ unfit | not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition.; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
| adj. | 14. game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky | willing to face danger. |
| ~ brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
| sport | | |
| n. (act) | 1. athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.). |
| ~ wipeout | a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard). |
| ~ toss, flip, pass | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.; "the pass was fumbled" |
| ~ daisy cutter | a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground. |
| ~ call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| ~ funambulism, tightrope walking | walking on a tightrope or slack rope. |
| ~ rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players. |
| ~ field sport, outdoor sport | a sport that is played outdoors. |
| ~ gymnastics, gymnastic exercise | a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility. |
| ~ track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it. |
| ~ skiing | a sport in which participants must travel on skis. |
| ~ aquatics, water sport | sports that involve bodies of water. |
| ~ rowing, row | the act of rowing as a sport. |
| ~ archery | the sport of shooting arrows with a bow. |
| ~ sledding | the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh. |
| ~ skating | the sport of gliding on skates. |
| ~ racing | the sport of engaging in contests of speed. |
| ~ equitation, horseback riding, riding | the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements. |
| ~ cycling | the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle. |
| ~ blood sport | sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting). |
| ~ athletic game | a game involving athletic activity. |
| ~ stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ foul | an act that violates the rules of a sport. |
| ~ personal foul | a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football). |
| ~ possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck).; "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" |
| ~ judo | a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan. |
| ~ spectator sport | a sport that many people find entertaining to watch. |
| ~ team sport | a sport that involves competition between teams of players.; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not" |
| ~ save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring.; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" |
| ~ press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event). |
| ~ tuck | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest. |
| ~ game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport. |
| ~ won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses. |
| ~ english, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. |
| ~ series | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams.; "the visiting team swept the series" |
| ~ trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" |
| ~ defending team, defence, defense | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.; "his teams are always good on defense" |
| ~ bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays. |
| ~ coach, manager, handler | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team. |
| ~ free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team. |
| ~ iron man, ironman | a strong man of exceptional physical endurance. |
| ~ ref, referee | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play. |
| ~ talent scout, scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports). |
| ~ shooter | (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket). |
| ~ timekeeper, timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. |
| ~ deficit | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing. |
| ~ lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ average | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities. |
| ~ free agency | (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team. |
| ~ regulation time | (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game.; "the game was finished in regulation time" |
| ~ sudden death | (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf. |
| ~ bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ surge | see one's performance improve.; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead" |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ outclass | cause to appear in a lower class.; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati" |
| ~ call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| ~ curl | play the Scottish game of curling. |
| ~ start | play in the starting lineup. |
| ~ field | play as a fielder. |
| ~ shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ referee, umpire | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition. |
| ~ drop | lose (a game).; "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" |
| ~ down | bring down or defeat (an opponent). |
| ~ bandy | toss or strike a ball back and forth. |
| ~ double-team | cover with two defensive players. |
| ~ submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs. |
| ~ kick | drive or propel with the foot. |
| ~ punt | kick the ball. |
| ~ follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball. |
| ~ kill | hit with great force.; "He killed the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games.; "She killed the ball" |
| ~ drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ racket | hit (a ball) with a racket. |
| ~ dribble, carry | propel,.; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" |
| ~ cut | hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | box lightly. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ prizefight | box for a prize or money. |
| ~ shadowbox | go through boxing motions without an opponent. |
| ~ tramp | travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition.; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado" |
| ~ hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise.; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" |
| ~ mountaineer | climb mountains for pleasure as a sport. |
| ~ abseil, rappel, rope down | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside.; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" |
| ~ backpack, pack | hike with a backpack.; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" |
| ~ run | run with the ball; in such sports as football. |
| ~ jog | run for exercise.; "jog along the canal" |
| ~ skate | move along on skates.; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter" |
| ~ spread-eagle | execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out. |
| ~ ice skate | move along on ice skates. |
| ~ figure skate | dance on skates. |
| ~ roller skate | travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles.; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around" |
| ~ skateboard | ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom. |
| ~ rollerblade | travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles.; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade" |
| ~ speed skate | race on skates. |
| ~ ski | move along on skis.; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski" |
| ~ schuss | ski downhill. |
| ~ sled, sleigh | ride (on) a sled. |
| ~ bobsled, bob | ride a bobsled.; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" |
| ~ luge, toboggan | move along on a luge or toboggan. |
| ~ water ski | ride water skis. |
| ~ scull | propel with sculls.; "scull the boat" |
| ~ canoe | travel by canoe.; "canoe along the canal" |
| ~ kayak | travel in a small canoe.; "we kayaked down the river" |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| ~ surf, surfboard | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard.; "Californians love to surf" |
| ~ windsurf | ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water.; "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still" |
| ~ skin-dive | swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel. |
| ~ jackknife | dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife. |
| ~ snorkel | dive with a snorkel. |
| ~ ski jump | jump on skis. |
| ~ hurdle | jump a hurdle. |
| ~ ride the bench, warm the bench | be out of the game.; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" |
| ~ run | make without a miss. |
| ~ sit out | not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event).; "He sat out the game" |
| ~ in play | of a ball.; "the ball is still in play" |
| ~ out of play | (of a ball).; "a ball that is out of play is dead" |
| ~ man-to-man, one-on-one | being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player.; "one-on-one defense" |
| ~ loose | (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player.; "a loose ball" |
| ~ legal | allowed by official rules.; "a legal pass receiver" |
| ~ disqualified | barred from competition for violation of rules.; "a disqualified player" |
| ~ home | used of your own ground.; "a home game" |
| ~ away | used of an opponent's ground.; "an away game" |
| ~ most-valuable | designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport.; "the most-valuable player award" |
| ~ ineligible | prohibited by official rules.; "an ineligible pass receiver" |
| ~ defending | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring. |
| ~ onside | not offside; being within the prescribed area of play. |
| ~ offside, offsides | illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck.; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" |
| ~ underarm, underhand, underhanded | with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" |
| ~ overarm, overhand, overhanded | with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" |
| ~ upfield | away from the defending teams' end of the playing field. |
| ~ downfield | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field.; "he threw to a downfield receiver" |
| ~ downfield | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field.; "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards" |
| ~ at home | on the home team's field.; "they played at home last night" |
| n. (act) | 2. sport | the occupation of athletes who compete for pay. |
| ~ professional boxing | boxing for money. |
| ~ professional wrestling | wrestling for money. |
| ~ sumo | a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground. |
| ~ professional golf | playing golf for money. |
| ~ professional football | football played for pay. |
| ~ professional baseball | playing baseball for money. |
| ~ professional basketball | playing basketball for money. |
| ~ professional tennis | playing tennis for money. |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| n. (person) | 3. sport, summercater | (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine. |
| ~ vacationer, vacationist | someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work. |
| n. (person) | 4. sport | a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances.; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (person) | 5. sport, sportsman, sportswoman | someone who engages in sports. |
| ~ athlete, jock | a person trained to compete in sports. |
| n. (person) | 6. mutant, mutation, sport, variation | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. |
| ~ organism, being | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster | a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed. |
| n. (communication) | 7. fun, play, sport | verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously).; "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ jocosity, jocularity | fun characterized by humor. |
| ~ waggery, waggishness | waggish behavior. |
| ~ drollery, funniness, clowning, comedy | a comic incident or series of incidents. |
| ~ paronomasia, pun, punning, wordplay | a humorous play on words.; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" |
| v. (stative) | 8. boast, feature, sport | wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner.; "she was sporting a new hat" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (motion) | 9. cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport | play boisterously.; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" |
| ~ 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" |
| play | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. play | a theatrical performance of a drama.; "the play lasted two hours" |
| ~ show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment.; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" |
| ~ musical, musical comedy, musical theater | a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing. |
| ~ curtain raiser | a short play presented before the main play. |
| n. (act) | 2. play | a preset plan of action in team sports.; "the coach drew up the plays for her team" |
| ~ knock on | (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul). |
| ~ power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties.; "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play" |
| ~ football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team. |
| ~ razmataz, razzle, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz | any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent. |
| ~ basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team. |
| ~ plan of action | a plan for actively doing something. |
| n. (act) | 3. maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ athletic game | a game involving athletic activity. |
| ~ takeaway | the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass). |
| ~ figure | a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating.; "she made the best score on compulsory figures" |
| ~ completion, pass completion | (American football) a successful forward pass in football. |
| ~ ball hawking | a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team. |
| ~ assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play. |
| ~ icing the puck, icing | (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal. |
| ~ jugglery | the performance of a juggler. |
| ~ obstruction | getting in someone's way. |
| ~ baseball play | (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team. |
| ~ footwork | the manner of using the feet. |
| ~ stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| ~ blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line. |
| ~ trap play, mousetrap | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated. |
| n. (state) | 4. play | a state in which action is feasible.; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play" |
| ~ activeness, action, activity | the state of being active.; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
| n. (act) | 5. play | utilization or exercise.; "the play of the imagination" |
| ~ usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment | the act of using.; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" |
| n. (act) | 6. bid, play | an attempt to get something.; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 7. child's play, play | activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules.; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ house | play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults.; "the children were playing house" |
| ~ doctor | children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office.; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor" |
| ~ fireman | play in which children pretend to put out a fire. |
| n. (time) | 8. period of play, play, playing period | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ athletic game | a game involving athletic activity. |
| ~ golf hole, hole | one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course.; "he played 18 holes" |
| ~ chukka, chukker | (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided. |
| ~ inning, frame | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat. |
| ~ set | a unit of play in tennis or squash.; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
| ~ bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ first period | the first division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ second period | the second division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ final period | the final division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ half | one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval. |
| ~ period | (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games. |
| ~ quarter | (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided.; "both teams scored in the first quarter" |
| ~ over | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. |
| n. (state) | 9. free rein, play | the removal of constraints.; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent" |
| ~ freedom | the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. |
| n. (event) | 10. play, shimmer | a weak and tremulous light.; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| n. (attribute) | 11. looseness, play | movement or space for movement.; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" |
| ~ movability, movableness | the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged. |
| ~ wiggliness | a jerky back and forth kind of mobility.; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels" |
| ~ slackness, slack | the quality of being loose (not taut).; "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope" |
| n. (act) | 12. caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp | 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" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance, flirt | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest. |
| ~ foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence | foolish or senseless behavior. |
| ~ game | frivolous or trifling behavior.; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" |
| ~ horseplay | rowdy or boisterous play. |
| ~ teasing | playful vexation.; "the parody was just a form of teasing" |
| ~ word play | playing on words or speech sounds. |
| n. (act) | 13. play, turn | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| ~ starting, start | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).; "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ innings | the batting turn of a cricket player or team. |
| ~ attack | an offensive move in a sport or game.; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" |
| ~ down | (American football) a complete play to advance the football.; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| ~ at-bat, bat | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit.; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" |
| ~ lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ trumping, ruff | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit. |
| ~ trick | (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner. |
| n. (act) | 14. 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" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events. |
| ~ wager, bet | the act of gambling.; "he did it on a bet" |
| ~ gambling game, game of chance | a game that involves gambling. |
| ~ vice | a specific form of evildoing.; "vice offends the moral standards of the community" |
| ~ throw | casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly.; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice" |
| n. (act) | 15. play, swordplay | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully. |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules). |
| v. (competition) | 16. play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ line up | take one's position before a kick-off. |
| ~ curl | play the Scottish game of curling. |
| ~ snooker | leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot. |
| ~ revoke | fail to follow suit when able and required to do so. |
| ~ develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position.; "develop the rook" |
| ~ develop | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.; "Spassky developed quickly" |
| ~ die | to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player. |
| ~ misplay | play wrong or in an unskillful manner. |
| ~ start | play in the starting lineup. |
| ~ fumble | drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder.; "fumble a grounder" |
| ~ volley | make a volley. |
| ~ unblock | play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding. |
| ~ replay | play again.; "We replayed the game"; "replay a point" |
| ~ cricket | play cricket. |
| ~ backstop | act as a backstop. |
| ~ fullback | play the fullback. |
| ~ quarterback | play the quarterback. |
| ~ cradle | run with the stick. |
| ~ exit | lose the lead. |
| ~ encounter, take on, meet, play | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ play out | play to a finish.; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last" |
| ~ field | play as a fielder. |
| ~ catch | be the catcher.; "Who is catching?" |
| ~ bully off, face off | start a game by a face-off. |
| ~ tee off | strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole. |
| ~ ace | play (a hole) in one stroke. |
| ~ complete, nail | complete a pass. |
| ~ gamble | play games for money. |
| ~ walk | give a base on balls to. |
| ~ bowl | engage in the sport of bowling.; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights" |
| ~ golf | play golf. |
| ~ bandy | toss or strike a ball back and forth. |
| ~ foul | commit a foul; break the rules. |
| ~ put out | retire.; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field" |
| ~ croquet | play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops. |
| ~ putt | hit a putt.; "he lost because he putted so poorly" |
| ~ seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter | ride on a plank. |
| ~ bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.; "He called his trump" |
| v. (social) | 17. 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" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ play | behave in a certain way.; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" |
| v. (creation) | 18. play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ strike up, sound off | start playing.; "The musicians struck up a tune" |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ spiel, play | replay (as a melody).; "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" |
| ~ swing | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm. |
| ~ play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| ~ symphonise, symphonize | play or sound together, in harmony. |
| ~ play along, accompany, follow | perform an accompaniment to.; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
| ~ bow | play on a string instrument with a bow. |
| ~ busk | play music in a public place and solicit money for it.; "three young men were busking in the plaza" |
| v. (creation) | 19. 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"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ act as, act, play | pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind.; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" |
| ~ make believe, pretend, make | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.; "She makes like an actress" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ playact, roleplay, act, play | perform on a stage or theater.; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" |
| ~ support | play a subordinate role to (another performer).; "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ act out, enact, reenact | act out; represent or perform as if in a play.; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" |
| ~ act out | represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage.; "She could act neurotic anxiety" |
| ~ impersonate, portray | assume or act the character of.; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" |
| ~ parody | make a spoof of or make fun of. |
| ~ emote | give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role. |
| v. (social) | 20. 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" |
| ~ roughhouse | engage in rough or disorderly play. |
| ~ fool around, horse around, arse around, fool | indulge in horseplay.; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" |
| ~ cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, disport, sport | play boisterously.; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" |
| ~ recreate, play | engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion.; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" |
| ~ act | be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure. |
| ~ splash around, dabble, paddle | play in or as if in water, as of small children. |
| v. (creation) | 21. play, spiel | replay (as a melody).; "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ riff | play riffs. |
| ~ misplay | play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note. |
| ~ fiddle | play on a violin.; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ~ replay | play (a melody) again. |
| ~ prelude | play as a prelude. |
| ~ jazz | play something in the style of jazz. |
| ~ rag | play in ragtime.; "rag that old tune" |
| ~ bugle | play on a bugle. |
| ~ reprise, reprize, recapitulate, repeat | repeat an earlier theme of a composition. |
| ~ slur | play smoothly or legato.; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" |
| ~ bang out | play loudly.; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" |
| ~ modulate | change the key of, in music.; "modulate the melody" |
| ~ tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments. |
| v. (creation) | 22. play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ~ register | manipulate the registers of an organ. |
| ~ skirl | play the bagpipes. |
| ~ beat | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly.; "beat the drum" |
| ~ tweedle | play negligently on a musical instrument. |
| ~ chord | play chords on (a string instrument). |
| ~ pipe | play on a pipe.; "pipe a tune" |
| ~ drum | play a percussion instrument. |
| ~ harp | play the harp.; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" |
| ~ fiddle | play the violin or fiddle. |
| ~ trumpet | play or blow on the trumpet. |
| ~ clarion | blow the clarion. |
| ~ sound | cause to sound.; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" |
| v. (body) | 23. act, act as, play | pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind.; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| ~ 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"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (motion) | 24. play | move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly.; "The spotlights played on the politicians" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (competition) | 25. play | bet or wager (money).; "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" |
| ~ gamble | play games for money. |
| ~ underplay | play a card lower than (a held high card). |
| ~ play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| v. (social) | 26. play, recreate | engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion.; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (creation) | 27. 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" |
| ~ 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"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| ~ sham, feign, simulate, assume | make a pretence of.; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" |
| v. (creation) | 28. play | emit recorded sound.; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" |
| ~ run, play | cause to emit recorded audio or video.; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video" |
| ~ sound | give off a certain sound or sounds.; "This record sounds scratchy" |
| v. (creation) | 29. play | perform on a certain location.; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ playact, roleplay, act, play | perform on a stage or theater.; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" |
| v. (competition) | 30. 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" |
| ~ play | employ in a game or in a specific position.; "They played him on first base" |
| ~ play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ deploy | place troops or weapons in battle formation. |
| ~ pitch | lead (a card) and establish the trump suit. |
| ~ cover | play a higher card than the one previously played.; "Smith covered again" |
| ~ declare | designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand. |
| v. (body) | 31. 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 stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (social) | 32. play | behave in a certain way.; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (creation) | 33. play, run | cause to emit recorded audio or video.; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video" |
| ~ run | cause to perform.; "run a subject"; "run a process" |
| ~ play | emit recorded sound.; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" |
| ~ execute, run | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" |
| v. (contact) | 34. diddle, fiddle, play, toy | 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" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ put out, retire | cause to be out on a fielding play. |
| v. (consumption) | 35. play | use to one's advantage.; "She plays on her clients' emotions" |
| ~ exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| v. (cognition) | 36. dally, play, trifle | consider not very seriously.; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
| ~ look at, deal, consider, take | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
| ~ dally, toy, flirt, play | behave carelessly or indifferently.; "Play about with a young girl's affection" |
| v. (stative) | 37. 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" |
| v. (social) | 38. dally, flirt, play, toy | behave carelessly or indifferently.; "Play about with a young girl's affection" |
| ~ trifle, dally, play | consider not very seriously.; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (motion) | 39. play | cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space.; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (creation) | 40. act, play, playact, roleplay | perform on a stage or theater.; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| ~ play | perform on a certain location.; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" |
| ~ play | be performed or presented for public viewing.; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" |
| ~ 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"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| ~ stooge | act as the stooge.; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian" |
| ~ pantomime, mime | act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only.; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" |
| ~ ham, ham it up, overact, overplay | exaggerate one's acting. |
| ~ underact, underplay | act (a role) with great restraint. |
| ~ act | be suitable for theatrical performance.; "This scene acts well" |
| v. (creation) | 41. play | be performed or presented for public viewing.; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ debut | appear for the first time in public.; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out" |
| ~ playact, roleplay, act, play | perform on a stage or theater.; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" |
| v. (creation) | 42. bring, make for, play, work, wreak | 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" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ work, act | have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" |
| v. (contact) | 43. 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" |
| ~ discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| v. (competition) | 44. play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| ~ play | bet or wager (money).; "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| v. (competition) | 45. bet, play, wager | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| ~ gamble | play games for money. |
| ~ bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back | place a bet on.; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
| ~ play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| ~ play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| ~ raise | bet more than the previous player. |
| ~ see | match or meet.; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" |
| v. (competition) | 46. play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| ~ encounter, take on, meet, play | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ hook | secure with the foot.; "hook the ball" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (competition) | 47. play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ encounter, take on, meet, play | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ promote | change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| v. (competition) | 48. play | employ in a game or in a specific position.; "They played him on first base" |
| ~ encounter, take on, meet, play | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| v. (competition) | 49. encounter, meet, play, take on | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition.; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" |
| ~ play | employ in a game or in a specific position.; "They played him on first base" |
| ~ play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| ~ replay | repeat a game against the same opponent.; "Princeton replayed Harvard" |
| v. (body) | 50. play | exhaust by allowing to pull on the line.; "play a hooked fish" |
| ~ exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat | wear out completely.; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" |
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