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Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

(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)

An attempt to get something

A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

A preset plan of action in team sports

Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

Utilization or exercise

Movement or space for movement

A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

A theatrical performance of a drama

A weak and tremulous light

A state in which action is feasible

The removal of constraints

(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

Consider not very seriously

Participate in games or sport

Bet or wager (money)

Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

Make bets

Stake on the outcome of an issue

Shoot or hit in a particular manner

Employ in a game or in a specific position

Use or move

Use to one's advantage

Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

Replay (as a melody)

Perform music on (a musical instrument)

Play a role or part

Perform on a certain location

Be performed or presented for public viewing

Cause to emit recorded audio or video

Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

Perform on a stage or theater

Emit recorded sound

Play on an instrument

Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

Behave in a certain way

Be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

Behave carelessly or indifferently

Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way