Meaning : A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
Example :
He wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway.
Synonyms : drama, dramatic play
Meaning : A theatrical performance of a drama.
Example :
The play lasted two hours.
Meaning : A preset plan of action in team sports.
Example :
The coach drew up the plays for her team.
Meaning : A state in which action is feasible.
Example :
The ball was still in play.
Insiders said the company's stock was in play.
Meaning : Utilization or exercise.
Example :
The play of the imagination.
Meaning : An attempt to get something.
Example :
They made a futile play for power.
He made a bid to gain attention.
Synonyms : bid
Meaning : Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules.
Example :
Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child.
Synonyms : child's play
Meaning : (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.
Example :
Rain stopped play in the 4th inning.
Synonyms : period of play, playing period
Meaning : The removal of constraints.
Example :
He gave free rein to his impulses.
They gave full play to the artist's talent.
Synonyms : free rein
Meaning : A weak and tremulous light.
Example :
The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers.
The play of light on the water.
Synonyms : shimmer
Meaning : Movement or space for movement.
Example :
There was too much play in the steering wheel.
Synonyms : looseness
Meaning : (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.
Example :
It is my turn.
It is still my play.
Synonyms : turn
Meaning : The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully.
Synonyms : swordplay
Probable antonyms of play :- tautness, tightness
Hindi words for play :- अंधिका, अन्तराल, अन्धिका, इहामृग, ईहामृग, कैतव, खेल, चाल, जुआ, जुवा, जूआ, ठट्ठा, ठिठोली, तर्क, तलवारबाज़ी, तलवारबाजी, द्यूत, द्यूत क्रीड़ा, नाटक, पण, पतय, पारी, बारी, मनोरंजन, महारूपक, रूपक, शमशीरबाज़ी, शमशीरबाजी, शमशेरबाज़ी, शमशेरबाजी, शमसीरबाज़ी, शमसीरबाजी, शमसेरबाज़ी, शमसेरबाजी
Meaning : Participate in games or sport.
Example :
We played hockey all afternoon.
Play cards.
Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches.
Meaning : Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome.
Example :
This factor played only a minor part in his decision.
This development played into her hands.
I played no role in your dismissal.
Meaning : Play on an instrument.
Example :
The band played all night long.
Meaning : Be at play. Be engaged in playful activity. Amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children.
Example :
The kids were playing outside all day.
I used to play with trucks as a little girl.
Meaning : Replay (as a melody).
Example :
Play it again, Sam.
She played the third movement very beautifully.
Synonyms : spiel
Meaning : Perform music on (a musical instrument).
Example :
He plays the flute.
Can you play on this old recorder?.
Meaning : Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly.
Example :
The spotlights played on the politicians.
Meaning : Bet or wager (money).
Example :
He played $20 on the new horse.
She plays the races.
Meaning : Engage in recreational activities rather than work. Occupy oneself in a diversion.
Example :
On weekends I play.
The students all recreate alike.
Synonyms : recreate
Meaning : Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity.
Example :
Let's play like I am mommy.
Play cowboy and Indians.
Meaning : Emit recorded sound.
Example :
The tape was playing for hours.
The stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered.
Meaning : Perform on a certain location.
Example :
The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16.
She has been playing on Broadway for years.
Meaning : Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game.
Example :
He is playing his cards close to his chest.
The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory.
Meaning : Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously.
Example :
They played games on their opponents.
Play the stock market.
Play with her feelings.
Toy with an idea.
Synonyms : toy
Meaning : Behave in a certain way.
Example :
Play safe.
Play it safe.
Play fair.
Meaning : Cause to emit recorded audio or video.
Example :
They ran the tapes over and over again.
I'll play you my favorite record.
He never tires of playing that video.
Synonyms : run
Meaning : Use to one's advantage.
Example :
She plays on her clients' emotions.
Meaning : Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way.
Example :
This speech didn't play well with the American public.
His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee.
Meaning : Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space.
Example :
The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack.
Meaning : Be performed or presented for public viewing.
Example :
What's playing in the local movie theater?.
`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years.
Meaning : Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream.
Example :
Play water from a hose.
The fountains played all day.
Meaning : Make bets.
Example :
Play the races.
Play the casinos in Trouville.
Meaning : Shoot or hit in a particular manner.
Example :
She played a good backhand last night.
Meaning : Use or move.
Example :
I had to play my queen.
Meaning : Employ in a game or in a specific position.
Example :
They played him on first base.
Meaning : Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line.
Example :
Play a hooked fish.
Probable antonyms of play :- tautness, tightness
Hindi words for play :- अदा, अदा करना, अनुकरण करना, अभिनय करना, आचरण करना, करना, काम करना, क्रीड़ा करना, खिलवाड़ करना, खेलना, चलना, छाप छोड़ना, ढोंग करना, दिखाना, नकल उतारना, निभाना, निवेश करना, प्रभाव डालना, फैलना, बजना, बजाना, मचलना