play-box
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～ a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
play
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～ a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
play
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～ 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"
play group
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～ a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
play
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～ the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
play
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～ utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"
play-actor
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～ an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
period of play
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～ (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
Passion play
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～ a play representing the Passion of Christ
passing play
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～ (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
play
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～ 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"
play
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～ 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"
play
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～ contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
play
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～ 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
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～ be performed or presented for public viewing; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"
play
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～ participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
play along
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～ perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
play
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～ pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
play a joke on
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～ deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
play
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～ engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"