| music | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ transposition | (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards. |
| ~ tone ending, release | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ entr'acte, interlude, intermezzo | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance. |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ recapitulation | (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement). |
| ~ tuning | (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency. |
| ~ audio cd, audio compact disc | compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music). |
| ~ barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy gurdy, street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs. |
| ~ electric organ, electronic organ, hammond organ, organ | (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ. |
| ~ soundboard, sounding board | (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument. |
| ~ stop | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes.; "the organist pulled out all the stops" |
| ~ string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| ~ synthesiser, synthesizer | (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments. |
| ~ unison | (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves.; "singing in unison" |
| ~ registration | (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops. |
| ~ timbre, tone, quality, timber | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).; "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" |
| ~ crescendo | (music) a gradual increase in loudness. |
| ~ fortissimo, forte | (music) loud. |
| ~ decrescendo, diminuendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness. |
| ~ pianissimo, piano | (music) low loudness. |
| ~ fermata | (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest. |
| ~ register | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments. |
| ~ pyrotechnics | (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music). |
| ~ music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds). |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ inscription, dedication | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. |
| ~ exposition | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur. |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form.; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" |
| ~ musical scale, scale | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave). |
| ~ tucket, fanfare, flourish | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" |
| ~ swoop, slide | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale.; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" |
| ~ gamut | the entire scale of musical notes. |
| ~ roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable. |
| ~ keynote, tonic | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale. |
| ~ supertonic | (music) the second note of a diatonic scale. |
| ~ mediant | (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant. |
| ~ subdominant | (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale. |
| ~ dominant | (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale. |
| ~ submediant | (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic). |
| ~ leading tone, subtonic | (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale. |
| ~ stave, staff | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. |
| ~ slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato. |
| ~ tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value. |
| ~ c | (music) the keynote of the scale of C major. |
| ~ c major, c major scale, scale of c major | (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats. |
| ~ segno | (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated. |
| ~ sforzando | (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack. |
| ~ world premiere | (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world. |
| ~ pizzicato | a note or passage that is played pizzicato. |
| ~ monody, monophonic music, monophony | music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment). |
| ~ concerted music, polyphonic music, polyphony | music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments. |
| ~ polytonalism, polytonality | music that uses two or more different keys at the same time. |
| ~ popularism | music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority. |
| ~ musical harmony, harmony | the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords. |
| ~ preparation | (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord.; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance" |
| ~ resolution | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord. |
| ~ melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme.; "the initial statement of the sonata" |
| ~ part music | vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment). |
| ~ musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| ~ instrumental music | music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments. |
| ~ recapitulation | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated. |
| ~ prelude | music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera. |
| ~ overture | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio. |
| ~ ligature | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur. |
| ~ largo | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner. |
| ~ larghetto | (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio. |
| ~ suite | a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected. |
| ~ adagio | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully).; "they played the adagio too quickly" |
| ~ antiphony | alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts. |
| ~ refrain, chorus | the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers. |
| ~ ballet | music written for a ballet. |
| ~ dance music | music to dance to. |
| ~ serial music, serialism | 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition. |
| ~ syncopation | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm. |
| ~ syncopation | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm. |
| ~ expressive style, style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period.; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
| ~ development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. |
| ~ music genre, musical genre, musical style, genre | an expressive style of music. |
| ~ arioso | (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria. |
| ~ auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing. |
| ~ bach | the music of Bach.; "he played Bach on the organ" |
| ~ beethoven | the music of Beethoven.; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all" |
| ~ brahms | the music of Brahms.; "Brahms was included in the program" |
| ~ chopin | the music of Chopin.; "he practiced Chopin day and night" |
| ~ gilbert and sullivan | the music of Gilbert and Sullivan.; "he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan" |
| ~ handel | the music of Handel. |
| ~ haydn | the music of Haydn. |
| ~ mozart | the music of Mozart.; "the concert was mostly Mozart" |
| ~ stravinsky | the music of Stravinsky.; "Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets" |
| ~ wagner | the music of Wagner.; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner" |
| ~ ta'ziyeh | (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi). |
| ~ vocal, vocal music | music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment. |
| ~ vibrato | (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch. |
| ~ brass family | (music) the family of brass instruments. |
| ~ violin family | (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments. |
| ~ woodwind family | (music) the family of woodwind instruments. |
| ~ executant | a performer (usually of musical works). |
| ~ musician | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession. |
| ~ sightreader | a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music). |
| ~ tremolo | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones. |
| ~ musical time | (music) the beat of musical rhythm. |
| ~ note value, time value, value | (music) the relative duration of a musical note. |
| ~ pacing, tempo | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played. |
| ~ beats per minute, bpm, m.m., metronome marking | the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds. |
| ~ invert | make an inversion (in a musical composition).; "here the theme is inverted" |
| ~ sharpen | raise the pitch of (musical notes). |
| ~ flatten, drop | lower the pitch of (musical notes). |
| ~ strike up, sound off | start playing.; "The musicians struck up a tune" |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ counterpoint | write in counterpoint.; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing" |
| ~ set to music | write (music) for (a text). |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ put | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| ~ score | write a musical score for. |
| ~ transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key. |
| ~ melodise, melodize | supply a melody for. |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | sing or play in harmony. |
| ~ realise, realize | expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass. |
| ~ fiddle | play on a violin.; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| ~ swing | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm. |
| ~ rag | play in ragtime.; "rag that old tune" |
| ~ play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| ~ beat | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly.; "beat the drum" |
| ~ chord | play chords on (a string instrument). |
| ~ solmizate | sing by the syllables of solmization.; "solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics" |
| ~ prepare | lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord.; "prepare the discord in bar 139" |
| ~ chromatic | based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones.; "a chromatic scale" |
| ~ diatonic | based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals. |
| ~ pop, popular | (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people). |
| ~ conjunct | progressing melodically by intervals of a second.; "conjunct motion of an ascending scale" |
| ~ disjunct | progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second. |
| ~ diminished | (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval.; "a diminished fifth" |
| ~ bowed | of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow. |
| ~ plucked | of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum. |
| ~ fast | at a rapid tempo.; "the band played a fast fox trot" |
| ~ slow | at a slow tempo.; "the band played a slow waltz" |
| ~ first | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" |
| ~ second | a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first.; "second flute"; "the second violins" |
| ~ copyrighted | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright.; "permission to publish copyright material" |
| ~ dissonant, unresolved | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved. |
| ~ alto | (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group.; "alto clarinet or recorder" |
| ~ tenor | (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass.; "a tenor sax" |
| ~ lyric | used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range.; "a lyric soprano" |
| ~ dramatic | used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style.; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" |
| ~ major | of a scale or mode.; "major scales"; "the key of D major" |
| ~ minor | of a scale or mode.; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor" |
| ~ cantabile, singing | smooth and flowing. |
| ~ monophonic | consisting of a single melodic line. |
| ~ contrapuntal, polyphonic | having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together. |
| ~ natural | (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone.; "a natural scale"; "B natural" |
| ~ sharp | (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone.; "C sharp" |
| ~ flat | (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone.; "B flat" |
| ~ solo | composed or performed by a single voice or instrument.; "a passage for solo clarinet" |
| ~ con brio | with liveliness or spirit. |
| ~ disconnected, staccato | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply.; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" |
| ~ legato, smooth | (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected.; "a legato passage" |
| ~ masculine | (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable.; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" |
| ~ feminine | (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable.; "a feminine ending" |
| ~ tonal | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic. |
| ~ atonal, unkeyed | characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality. |
| ~ atonalistic | of or relating to atonalism. |
| ~ fretted | having frets. |
| ~ unfretted | without frets. |
| ~ serial | pertaining to or composed in serial technique.; "serial music" |
| ~ polyphonous, polyphonic | of or relating to or characterized by polyphony.; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" |
| ~ lyric | relating to or being musical drama.; "the lyric stage" |
| ~ measured, mensurable, mensural | having notes of fixed rhythmic value. |
| ~ con brio | with liveliness or spirit.; "allegro con brio" |
| ~ fugally | in a fugal style. |
| ~ presto | at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro). |
| ~ largo | slowly and broadly. |
| ~ accelerando | with increasing speed.; "here you must play accelerando" |
| ~ adagio | slowly.; "here you must play adagio" |
| ~ andante | at a moderately slow tempo.; "this passage must be played andante" |
| ~ allegretto | in a moderately quick tempo.; "play this more allegretto" |
| ~ allegro | in a quick and lively tempo.; "play this section allegro" |
| ~ glissando | (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes).; "this should be played glissando, please" |
| ~ molto | much.; "allegro molto" |
| ~ pizzicato | with a light plucking staccato sound. |
| ~ prestissimo | extremely fast; as fast as possible.; "this passage should be played prestissimo" |
| ~ rallentando | slowing down.; "this passage should be played rallentando" |
| ~ dolce | gently and sweetly. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. euphony, music | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds.; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" |
| ~ auditory sensation, sound | the subjective sensation of hearing something.; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" |
| ~ music of the spheres | an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial. |
| ~ reharmonise, reharmonize | provide with a different harmony.; "reharmonize the melody" |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | write a harmony for. |
| ~ orchestrate | write an orchestra score for. |
| ~ instrumentate, instrument | write an instrumental score for. |
| ~ transcribe | rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended. |
| n. (act) | 3. music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ carillon playing, carillon, bell ringing | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower. |
| ~ instrumental music | music produced by playing a musical instrument. |
| ~ intonation | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations. |
| ~ percussion | the act of playing a percussion instrument. |
| ~ vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music). |
| ~ singing, vocalizing | the act of singing vocal music. |
| ~ whistling | the act of whistling a tune.; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ beats per minute, bpm, m.m., metronome marking | the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds. |
| ~ strike up, sound off | start playing.; "The musicians struck up a tune" |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | sing or play in harmony. |
| ~ interlude | perform an interlude.; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation" |
| ~ scamp | perform hastily and carelessly. |
| ~ churn out | perform in a mechanical way. |
| ~ sight-read, sightread | perform music from a score without having seen the score before.; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" |
| ~ rap | perform rap music. |
| ~ concertise, concertize | give concerts; perform in concerts.; "My niece is off concertizing in Europe" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| ~ register | manipulate the registers of an organ. |
| ~ skirl | play the bagpipes. |
| ~ symphonise, symphonize | play or sound together, in harmony. |
| ~ tweedle | play negligently on a musical instrument. |
| ~ reprise, reprize, recapitulate, repeat | repeat an earlier theme of a composition. |
| ~ pipe | play on a pipe.; "pipe a tune" |
| ~ slur | play smoothly or legato.; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" |
| ~ pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ bang out | play loudly.; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" |
| ~ play along, accompany, follow | perform an accompaniment to.; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" |
| ~ modulate | change the key of, in music.; "modulate the melody" |
| ~ bow | play on a string instrument with a bow. |
| ~ sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| ~ psalm | sing or celebrate in psalms.; "He psalms the works of God" |
| ~ minstrel | celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels. |
| ~ solmizate | sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale.; "The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate" |
| ~ tweedle, chirp | sing in modulation. |
| ~ choir, chorus | sing in a choir. |
| ~ sing | deliver by singing.; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| ~ troll | sing the parts of (a round) in succession. |
| ~ hymn | sing a hymn. |
| ~ carol | sing carols.; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" |
| ~ madrigal | sing madrigals.; "The group was madrigaling beautifully" |
| ~ drum | play a percussion instrument. |
| ~ harp | play the harp.; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" |
| ~ conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| ~ fiddle | play the violin or fiddle. |
| ~ trumpet | play or blow on the trumpet. |
| ~ clarion | blow the clarion. |
| ~ double tongue, triple-tongue | play fast notes on a wind instrument. |
| ~ tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds). |
| ~ auditory sensation, sound | the subjective sensation of hearing something.; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" |
| ~ piano music | the sound of music produced by a piano.; "he thought he heard piano music next door" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ syncopate | modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat. |
| ~ chord, harmonise, harmonize | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing. |
| ~ key | regulate the musical pitch of. |
| ~ strike up, sound off | start playing.; "The musicians struck up a tune" |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | sing or play in harmony. |
| ~ clarion | blow the clarion. |
| ~ double tongue, triple-tongue | play fast notes on a wind instrument. |
| ~ tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments. |
| n. (act) | 5. medicine, music | punishment for one's actions.; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" |
| ~ penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment | the act of punishing. |
| play | | |
| 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. (communication) | 2. 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) | 3. 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) | 4. 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) | 5. 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) | 6. 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) | 7. 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) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. 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) | 11. 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. (communication) | 12. 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" |
| n. (attribute) | 13. 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) | 14. 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) | 15. 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) | 16. 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) | 17. 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) | 18. 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) | 19. 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) | 20. 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) | 21. 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) | 22. 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) | 23. 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) | 24. 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) | 25. 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) | 26. 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) | 27. 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) | 28. 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) | 29. 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) | 30. 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) | 31. 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) | 32. 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) | 33. 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) | 34. 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) | 35. 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) | 36. 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) | 37. 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) | 38. 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) | 39. 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) | 40. 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) | 41. 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) | 42. 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) | 43. 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) | 44. 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) | 45. 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) | 46. 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) | 47. 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) | 48. 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) | 49. 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) | 50. 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) | 51. 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) | 52. 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" |
| relapse | | |
| n. (act) | 1. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting | a failure to maintain a higher state. |
| ~ failure | an act that fails.; "his failure to pass the test" |
| ~ recidivism | habitual relapse into crime. |
| v. (change) | 2. get worse, relapse | deteriorate in health.; "he relapsed" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (body) | 3. fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress | go back to bad behavior.; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
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