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verb. played; playing; plays. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to engage in sport or recreation : frolic. b. : to have sexual relations. especially : to have promiscuous or illicit sexual relations usually used in the phrase play around.
PLAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of play 2. When you play, especially as a child, you spend time…. Learn more.
Synonyms for PLAYED: recreated, entertained, frolicked, toyed, hanged, rollicked, amused, joked; Antonyms of PLAYED: worked, struggled, wrought, labored, toiled, sweated, strived, plugged (away)
Play, game, sport refer to forms of diverting activity. Play is the general word for any such form of activity, often undirected, spontaneous, or random: Childhood should be a time for play. Game refers to a recreational contest, mental or physical, usually governed by set rules: a game of chess.
play noun (MOVEMENT) [ U ] movement: play across the play of moonlight across the water. play across/on the play of emotion across /on his face. [ U ] the fact that a rope or a structure is free to move, especially a small distance: Aircraft wings are designed to have a certain amount of play in them.
42 meanings: 1. to occupy oneself in (a sport or diversion); amuse oneself in (a game) 2. to contend against (an opponent) in a.... Click for more definitions.
4 days ago · Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. played. play played player. playable. the "play" family. (of games) engaged in.
