Definition for Play:

• exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; " play a hooked fish"

Synonyms for Play:

• n.

  •
  • piece.
  •
  • fool.
  •
  • action.
  •action (noun)
  • working.
  •amusement (noun)
  • jocularity,
  • Jolliness,
  • merriment,
  • tonic,
  • celebration,
  • pleasure,
  • levity,
  • fun,
  • stimulation,
  • distraction,
  • hilarity,
  • refreshment,
  • humor.
  •amusement, entertainment (noun)
  • romp.
  •application (noun)
  • practice.
  •freedom (noun)
  • full swing.
  •latitude, range (noun)
  • exercise,
  • swing.

• v.

  •act; take the part of (verb)
  • present,
  • act the part of.
  •dramatize (verb)
  • characterize,
  • mime,
  • burlesque,
  • dramatize,
  • improvise,
  • choreograph.
  •have fun (verb)
  • dally.
  •perform music (verb)
  • harmonize,
  • solo,
  • gig,
  • serenade,
  • sing,
  • jam.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • frisk,
  • play-act.
  •
  • enact.
  •
  • room.
  •appear
  • play a part.
  •Other relevant words:
  • assume,
  • feign,
  • coquet,
  • strut one's stuff,
  • workings,
  • way,
  • make a show of,
  • sham,
  • flirt,
  • playing,
  • make out like,
  • tune,
  • fake,
  • act as,
  • rollick,
  • counterfeit,
  • fiddle-faddle,
  • put on,
  • frivol,
  • dido,
  • stage play,
  • rig,
  • shot,
  • affect,
  • speculation,
  • sporting,
  • function,
  • functioning,
  • gambling,
  • noise,
  • vehicle,
  • put on an act.

Paraphrases for Play:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    plaything, gameplay.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    replaying, betting.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    rules, Areas, referees, women.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    speakers, Kicks, reproducing.
  • Verb, past tense
    represented, assumed, Contributed, Performed, Appeared, reproduced, Exercised, Enjoyed, Served, Became, Acted, Took, Had, Bowled, starred.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Displaying, paying, Fooling, assuming, accepting, exercising, Carrying, Expecting, pretending, Behaving, Shouldering, Discharging, talking, becoming, banging, Throwing, putting, riding, stroking, trying, meeting.
  • Verb, past participle
    Performed, Emerged, Aimed, Acted, decided.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    assume, fulfill, have, operate.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    exists, performs, follows, Exercises, moves, serves, becomes, takes.
  • Verb, base form
    assume, accomplish, fulfill, shoulder, Has, have, held, duplicate, operate, pursue.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    playing, game.
  • Proper noun, singular
    played, playing, playback, game.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    playing, playback, interplay, Playbook, game, screenplay, performance, ploy.
  • Interjection
    playing.
  • Verb, past tense
    fulfilled, Waltzed.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    replicating, Fulfilling, toying, Messing, reproducing.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    playback, occupy.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    occupies, reproduces.
  • Verb, base form
    Occupying, replicate, playback, comply, occupy, implement.

Antonyms for Play:

• n.

  • amusement, entertainment
    pain, unhappiness, sadness, trouble, depression, seriousness, profession, labor, task, gloom, melancholy, sorrow, misery.
  • latitude, range
    idleness, inaction, immobility, inactivity.
  • theater piece
    failure, extreme, success.
  • Other antonyms:
    earnest, obligation, work, nonuse, responsibility, disuse, duty.

• v.

  • act; take the part of
    fail.
  • compete in sport
    give up.
  • gamble, risk
    displace, neglect, leave alone, remove.
  • have fun
    face, direct, be sad, listen, watch.
  • produce music
    ignore.

Hypernym for Play:

• n.

  • act
    knock on, basketball play, razmataz, razzmatazz, power play, razzle, football play, razzle-dazzle.
  • communication
    curtain raiser, musical comedy, musical, musical theater.

• v.

  • competition
    cradle, play out, bandy, call, nail, exit, field, gamble, fullback, develop, underplay, line up, revoke, seesaw, backstop, golf, put out, fumble, misplay, replay, teeter-totter, bid, quarterback, unblock, bowl, ace, complete, hook, promote, declare, face off, start, foul, pitch, die, putt, tee off, bully off, croquet, curl, volley, cover, walk, catch, teetertotter, cricket, snooker.
  • creation
    bow, beat, sound off, accompany, tweedle, swing, fiddle, harp, register, clarion, pipe, skirl, Busk, strike up, symphonize, follow, play along, debut, symphonise, drum, trumpet, chord.
  • social
    fool, disport, fool around, lark, sport, roughhouse, gambol, horse around, cavort, dabble, lark about, splash around, Arse Around, romp, run around, frolic, frisk, skylark, rollick, paddle.

Hyponym for Play:

• n.

  • act
    plan of action, usage, utilisation, utilization, use, employment, exercise.
  • communication
    show.
  • state
    activeness, action, activity.

• v.

  • body
    exhaust, beat, wash up, tucker, tucker out.
  • competition
    contend, wager, employ, bet, gamble, utilise, deploy, apply, use, compete, utilize, HIT, play, vie.
  • consumption
    exploit, work.
  • contact
    discharge.
  • creation
    feign, sound, assume, sham, simulate, perform.
  • motion
    go, displace, travel, locomote, move.
  • social
    act, move.