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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Play \Play\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Played; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Playing.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin
     to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan
     to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be
     wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. [root]28. Cf. Plight,
     n.]
     1. To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for
        the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
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              As Cannace was playing in her walk.   --Chaucer.
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              The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
              Had he thy reason, would he skip and play! --Pope.
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              And some, the darlings of their Lord,
              Play smiling with the flame and sword. --Keble.
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     2. To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be
        careless.
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              ``Nay,'' quod this monk, ``I have no lust to
              pleye.''                              --Chaucer.
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              Men are apt to play with their healths. --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball;
        hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.
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     4. To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a
        flute.
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              One that . . . can play well on an instrument.
                                                    --Ezek.
                                                    xxxiii. 32.
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              Play, my friend, and charm the charmer. --Granville.
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     5. To act; to behave; to practice deception.
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              His mother played false with a smith. --Shak.
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     6. To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with
        alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as,
        the fountain plays.
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              The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs
              play.                                 --Cheyne.
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     7. To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.
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              Even as the waving sedges play with wind. --Shak.
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              The setting sun
              Plays on their shining arms and burnished helmets.
                                                    --Addison.
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              All fame is foreign but of true desert,
              Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart.
                                                    --Pope.
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     8. To act on the stage; to personate a character.
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              A lord will hear your play to-night.  --Shak.
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              Courts are theaters where some men play. --Donne.
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     To play into a person's hands, to act, or to manage
        matters, to his advantage or benefit.
  
     To play off, to affect; to feign; to practice artifice.
  
     To play upon.
        (a) To make sport of; to deceive.
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                  Art thou alive?
                  Or is it fantasy that plays upon our eyesight.
                                                    --Shak.
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        (b) To use in a droll manner; to give a droll expression
            or application to; as, to play upon words.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Playing \Play"ing\,
     a. & vb. n. of Play.
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     Playing cards. See under Card.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Play \Play\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Played; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Playing.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin
     to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan
     to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be
     wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. [root]28. Cf. Plight,
     n.]
     1. To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for
        the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
  
              As Cannace was playing in her walk.   --Chaucer.
  
              The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy
              reason, would he skip and play!       --Pope.
  
              And some, the darlings of their Lord, Play smiling
              with the flame and sword.             --Keble.
  
     2. To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be
        careless.
  
              ``Nay,'' quod this monk, ``I have no lust to
              pleye.''                              --Chaucer.
  
              Men are apt to play with their healths. --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
  
     3. To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball;
        hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.
  
     4. To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a
        flute.
  
              One that . . . can play well on an instrument.
                                                    --Ezek.
                                                    xxxiii. 32.
  
              Play, my friend, and charm the charmer. --Granville.
  
     5. To act; to behave; to practice deception.
  
              His mother played false with a smith. --Shak.
  
     6. To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with
        alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as,
        the fountain plays.
  
              The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs
              play.                                 --Cheyne.
  
     7. To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.
  
              Even as the waving sedges play with wind. --Shak.
  
              The setting sun Plays on their shining arms and
              burnished helmets.                    --Addison.
  
              All fame is foreign but of true desert, Plays round
              the head, but comes not to the heart. --Pope.
  
     8. To act on the stage; to personate a character.
  
              A lord will hear your play to-night.  --Shak.
  
              Courts are theaters where some men play. --Donne.
  
     To play into a person's hands, to act, or to manage
        matters, to his advantage or benefit.
  
     To play off, to affect; to feign; to practice artifice.
  
     To play upon.
        (a) To make sport of; to deceive.
  
                  Art thou alive? Or is it fantasy that plays upon
                  our eyesight.                     --Shak.
        (b) To use in a droll manner; to give a droll expression
            or application to; as, to play upon words.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Playing \Play"ing\,
     a. & vb. n. of Play.
  
     Playing cards. See under Card.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  playing
       n 1: the act of playing a musical instrument
       2: the action of taking part in a game or sport or other
          recreation
       3: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting,
           playacting, performing]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     Αγγλικά n.
     η εκτέλεση ενός μουσικού κομματιού, η προβολή ενός έργου π.χ. στην
  τηλεόραση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     n.
     (lb en gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song
  or show, is played.
     vb.
     (present participle of en play nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     n.
     (lb en gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song
  or show, is played.
     vb.
     (present participle of en play nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     n.
     (lb en gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song
  or show, is played.
     vb.
     (present participle of en play nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     n.
     (lb en gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song
  or show, is played.
     vb.
     (present participle of en play nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     Englanti n.
     1 leikkiminen
     2 pelaaminen
     3 soittaminen (musiikki-instrumentin)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p lay ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  playing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en play ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb play)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Playing /plˈeɪɪŋ/
  اللعب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  playing /plˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  hrací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  playing /plˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  hraní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  playing /plˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  hrající