act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" --4is one way tore-create
act, play, act as - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" --8is one way toact, behave, do Sample sentence: Somebody ----s somebody
play, recreate - engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"
play, toy - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" --16is one way toact, behave, do
play, run - cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" Sample sentence: Sam and Sue play the movie
toy, fiddle, diddle, play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" --19is one way tomanipulate Sample sentence: Somebody ----s PP
dally, trifle, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" --21is one way toconsider, take, deal, look at Sample sentence: Sam wants to play with Sue
dally, toy, play, flirt - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" --23is one way toact, move Sample sentences: Somebody ----s Somebody ----s PP
act, play, roleplay, playact - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" --25is one way toperform
Sample sentences: Something ----s Something is ----ing PP
bring, work, play, wreak, make for - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" --27is one way tomake, create Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Something ----s something
bet, wager, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" --30is one way togamble
meet, encounter, play, take on - contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"