Play

Play

Definitions of ‘play’

play (verb)

Synonyms:

frolic, sport, gambol, disport, frisk, skip, caper, romp, revel, wanton, dally, toy, twiddle, impersonate, personate, act, perform, execute, strum, thrum, gamble, simulate, pretend, feign, dissemble

play (noun)

Synonyms:

game, pastime, amusement, recreation, diversion, sport, disport, gambols, frolic, jest, merriment, action, use, employment, practice, exercise, comedy, drama, melodrama, farce, burlesque, dalliance, toying, twiddling, liberty, scope, swing

Associated words:

dramaturgy, dramaturgist, dramatic, dramatize, dramatization, theater, rôle, repertoire

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