Noun Definition
play
1.Definition: (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
"It is my turn", "It is still my play"
Related Noun(s):turn
Category: General2.Definition: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
"Rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
Category: General3.Definition: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
"He made a great maneuver", "The runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
Category: General4.Definition: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
"He wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
Related Noun(s):drama
Category: General5.Definition: a preset plan of action in team sports
"The coach drew up the plays for her team"
Category: General6.Definition: a state in which action is feasible
"The ball was still in play", "Insiders said the company's stock was in play"
Category: General7.Definition: a theatrical performance of a drama
"The play lasted two hours"
Category: General8.Definition: a weak and tremulous light
"The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers", "The play of light on the water"
Related Noun(s):shimmer
Category: General9.Definition: activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
"Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
Category: General10.Definition: an attempt to get something
"They made a futile play for power", "He made a bid to gain attention"
Related Noun(s):bid
Category: General11.Definition: 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"
Category: General12.Definition: movement or space for movement
"There was too much play in the steering wheel"
Related Noun(s):looseness
Category: General13.Definition: 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"
Category: General14.Definition: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
Related Noun(s):swordplay
Category: General15.Definition: the removal of constraints
"He gave free rein to his impulses", "They gave full play to the artist's talent"
Category: General16.Definition: utilization or exercise
"The play of the imagination"
Category: General17.Definition: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
Category: General