| has gloss | (verb) participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
play |
| lexicalization | eng: play |
| subclass of | (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
vie, compete, contend |
| has subclass | (verb) take one's position before a kick-off
line up |
| has subclass | (verb) play the Scottish game of curling
curl |
| has subclass | (verb) leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
snooker |
| has subclass | (verb) fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
revoke |
| has subclass | (verb) move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook"
develop |
| has subclass | (verb) move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly"
develop |
| has subclass | (verb) to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
die |
| has subclass | (verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner
misplay |
| has subclass | (verb) play in the starting lineup
start |
| has subclass | (verb) drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"
fumble |
| has subclass | (verb) make a volley
volley |
| has subclass | (verb) play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
unblock |
| has subclass | (verb) play again; "We replayed the game"; "replay a point"
replay |
| has subclass | (verb) play cricket
cricket |
| has subclass | (verb) act as a backstop
backstop |
| has subclass | (verb) play the fullback
fullback |
| has subclass | (verb) play the quarterback
quarterback |
| has subclass | (verb) run with the stick
cradle |
| has subclass | (verb) lose the lead
exit |
| has subclass | (verb) play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
play out |
| has subclass | (verb) play as a fielder
field |
| has subclass | (verb) be the catcher; "Who is catching?"
catch |
| has subclass | (verb) start a game by a face-off
face off, bully off |
| has subclass | (verb) strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
tee off |
| has subclass | (verb) play (a hole) in one stroke
ace |
| has subclass | (verb) complete a pass
complete, nail |
| has subclass | (verb) play games for money
gamble |
| has subclass | (verb) give a base on balls to
walk |
| has subclass | (verb) engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"
bowl |
| has subclass | (verb) play golf
golf |
| has subclass | (verb) toss or strike a ball back and forth
bandy |
| has subclass | (verb) commit a foul; break the rules
foul |
| has subclass | (verb) retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"
put out |
| has subclass | (verb) play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
croquet |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly"
putt |
| has subclass | (verb) ride on a plank
seesaw, teetertotter, teeter-totter |
| has subclass | (verb) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
bid, call |