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noun
- (acoustics) A unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.
- a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
verb
noun
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- US standard spelling of metre (“unit of measure”).
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
noun
- The reception of sound, etc. by such a device.
- The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
- (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
- (uncountable) The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity.
- (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
- (uncountable) A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up.
- (US, Canada, politics) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate.
- (uncountable) The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed.
- A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
- The act of answering a telephone.
- Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.
- (US, Canada) Ellipsis of pickup truck.
- (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
- An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
- (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
- mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
- an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
- anything with restorative powers
- the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
- the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
- a warrant to take someone into custody
- a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
- the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
verb
name
noun
- A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
- A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
- A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
- (slang) A watch (timepiece).
- One who makes a tick mark.
- (birdwatching, slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
- (slang) A heart, especially a human one.
- a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- a small portable timepiece
noun
- A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.
- A view, vista or outlook.
- The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.
- (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
- A perspective glass.
- The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
- The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
adj
verb
- To measure a depth; to sound.
- (also figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
- (figurative) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
- (figurative) To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate.
- come to understand
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
noun
- (nautical, US) A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
- (chiefly in the plural) An unspecified depth.
- (chiefly nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
- An internationally standardized version of this unit, the international fathom (= 1.8288 metres = 6 feet).
- a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
verb
noun
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- a person used by another to gain an end
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- A measuring or displaying device.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
verb
- emit recorded sound
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
noun
- (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
- (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
- (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
- (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
- (countable) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
- medium for communication
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
verb
adj
noun
adj
verb
- (audio engineering) To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).
- To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
- (Canada, US, urban studies) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.
- (automotive) To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
- To operate a device at one or more redlines.
- discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
noun
noun
- (signal processing) A measure of the irregularities in the loudness of a particular pitch over time.
- A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.
- (crime) A thin electronic device that is fit inside a card reader, such as on automated teller machines (ATMs), or point-of-sale terminals (POS's), that acts as an intermediate interface between the chip on a chip-and-pin technology card and the chip reader of the machine, to allow one to clone the chip.
- a weak and tremulous light
verb
noun
- An electronic system used to reproduce sound.
- (music, originally Jamaica) A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
- The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
- a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
noun
- accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
- the quality of being faithful
- Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
- Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
- The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
- Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
noun
- (sound recording, sound engineering, countable) An electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.
- (uncountable) The sound effect created by this device.
noun
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- written material intended to be read
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- a particular interpretation or performance
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
- The extent of what one has read.
- The process of interpreting written language.
- An event at which written material is read aloud.
- (textual criticism) The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
- (education, uncountable) The content of a reading list.
- (linguistics) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
- Something to read; reading material.
- (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (by extension) An interpretation.
- A value indicated by a measuring device.
- (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
verb
noun
- an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- (software engineering) A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
- One who reproduces something.
- In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
- In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
noun
- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- a mechanical device that compresses gasses
noun
- (acoustics) A unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.
- a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
noun
- The reception of sound, etc. by such a device.
- The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
- (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
- (uncountable) The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity.
- (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
- (uncountable) A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up.
- (US, Canada, politics) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate.
- (uncountable) The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed.
- A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
- The act of answering a telephone.
- Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.
- (US, Canada) Ellipsis of pickup truck.
- (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
- An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
- (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
- mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
- an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
- anything with restorative powers
- the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
- the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
- a warrant to take someone into custody
- a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
- the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
verb
noun
- A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
- A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
- A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
- (slang) A watch (timepiece).
- One who makes a tick mark.
- (birdwatching, slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
- (slang) A heart, especially a human one.
- a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- a small portable timepiece
noun
- A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.
- A view, vista or outlook.
- The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.
- (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
- A perspective glass.
- The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
- The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
adj
noun
- (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
- (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
- (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
- (Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
- (countable) Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
- medium for communication
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
verb
adj
noun
adj
noun
- (signal processing) A measure of the irregularities in the loudness of a particular pitch over time.
- A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.
- (crime) A thin electronic device that is fit inside a card reader, such as on automated teller machines (ATMs), or point-of-sale terminals (POS's), that acts as an intermediate interface between the chip on a chip-and-pin technology card and the chip reader of the machine, to allow one to clone the chip.
- a weak and tremulous light
verb
noun
- An electronic system used to reproduce sound.
- (music, originally Jamaica) A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
- The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
- a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
noun
- accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
- the quality of being faithful
- Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
- Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
- The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
- Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
noun
- (sound recording, sound engineering, countable) An electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.
- (uncountable) The sound effect created by this device.
noun
- the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- written material intended to be read
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
- a particular interpretation or performance
- a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
- The extent of what one has read.
- The process of interpreting written language.
- An event at which written material is read aloud.
- (textual criticism) The wording of a version of a text in a particular place or context.
- The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
- A piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
- (education, uncountable) The content of a reading list.
- (linguistics) A pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts.
- Something to read; reading material.
- (go, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
- (by extension) An interpretation.
- A value indicated by a measuring device.
- (politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
verb
noun
- an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- (software engineering) A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
- One who reproduces something.
- In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
- In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
noun
- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- a mechanical device that compresses gasses
verb
noun
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- US standard spelling of metre (“unit of measure”).
- any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
verb
- To measure a depth; to sound.
- (also figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
- (figurative) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
- (figurative) To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate.
- come to understand
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
noun
- (nautical, US) A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
- (chiefly in the plural) An unspecified depth.
- (chiefly nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
- An internationally standardized version of this unit, the international fathom (= 1.8288 metres = 6 feet).
- a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
- (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
verb
noun
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- a person used by another to gain an end
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- A measuring or displaying device.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument.
verb
- emit recorded sound
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- (audio engineering) To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).
- To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
- (Canada, US, urban studies) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.
- (automotive) To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
- To operate a device at one or more redlines.
- discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood