gold-plate
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～ plate with gold; "goldplate a watch"
chromium-plate
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～ plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures"
platinize
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～ coat with metallic platinum
platitudinize
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～ utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience"
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"
play
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～ play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"
play around
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～ commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
play
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～ behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"
play
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～ be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"
play
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～ pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians"
play
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～ act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"