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What is the verb for play?

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play
  1. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  2. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
    1. (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
    2. (transitive) (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
  3. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
  4. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
    1. (music) To produce music.
    2. (intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
    3. (transitive, especially of a person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
    4. (transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
    5. (intransitive, of a theatrical performance) To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
    6. (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
    7. (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
  5. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
    1. (copular verb) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
    2. (intransitive) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
    3. (intransitive) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
    4. (transitive) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
  6. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
  7. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
  8. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
  9. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
  10. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. frolic, sport, caper, romp, trifle, frisk, gambol, toy, cavort, have fun, relax, rest, revel, amuse oneself, dally, rollick, skylark, carouse, entertain oneself, lark, recreate, clown, disport, divert, doodle, fiddle, fool, fribble, jest, joke, jump, kid, occupy oneself, rejoice, amuse yourself, disport oneself, divert oneself, enjoy oneself, fiddle around, fool around, goof around, hang about, have a good time, horse around, idle away, kick around, lark about, lark around, let loose, make merry … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “They felt at peace watching their children play contentedly together.”
      “Fans are excited at the prospect of seeing Roger play Rafael again in the final of the Grand Slam.”
      “My nephew always wants to play Uno with us.”
playing
  1. present participle of play
  2. Synonyms:
      3. frolicking, sporting, capering, romping, trifling, frisking, gambolling, gamboling, toying, cavorting, having fun, relaxing, resting, revelling, reveling, amusing oneself, dallying, rollicking, skylarking, carousing, entertaining oneself, larking, recreating, clowning, disporting, diverting, doodling, fiddling, fooling, fribbling, jesting, joking, jumping, kidding, occupying oneself, rejoicing, amusing yourself, disporting oneself, diverting oneself, enjoying oneself, fiddling around, fooling around, goofing around, hanging about, having a good time, horsing around, idling away, kicking around, larking about, larking around … more
playe
  1. Obsolete spelling of play
plays
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play
  2. Synonyms:
      3. frolics, sports, capers, romps, trifles, frisks, gambols, toys, cavorts, has fun, relaxes, rests, revels, amuses oneself, dallies, rollicks, skylarks, carouses, entertains oneself, larks, recreates, clowns, disports, diverts, doodles, fiddles, fools, fribbles, jests, jokes, jumps, kids, occupies oneself, rejoices, disports oneself, diverts oneself, enjoys oneself, fiddles around, fools around, goof around, hangs about, has a good time, horses around, idles away, kicks around, larks about, larks around, lets loose, makes merry, messes about … more
playeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of play
playest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of play
playedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of play
played
  1. simple past tense and past participle of play
  2. Synonyms:
      3. influenced, convinced, manipulated, persuaded, inveigled, tempted, urged, beguiled, brainwashed, bribed, coaxed, coerced, controlled, directed, exploited, finagled, jockeyed, steered, swayed, compelled, counseled, counselled, dragooned, enticed, impelled, intimidated, lured, worked, wrought, leaned on, pressurized, worked upon, browbeat, browbeaten, cajoled, incited, inclined, induced, prejudiced, prevailed upon, pulled strings with, talked round, twisted someone's arm, brought round, coloured, suborned, turned, brought pressure to bear on, brought pressure to bear upon, carried weight with … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A chime of bells, normally in a tower, played either from a keyboard or mechanically by a barrel or similar device.”
      “Through this period, any of the political parties could have played politics with immigration policies.”
      “The infection may have played a role in the evolution of such great apes as chimps and gorillas.”
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