v. |
[1] |
amuse oneself
,
frolic
,
frisk
,
cavort
,
gambol
,
caper
,
sport
,
have fun
,
have a good time
,
enjoy oneself
,
disport (oneself)
,
carouse
|
[2] |
participate (in)
,
take part (in)
,
join (in)
,
be occupied (in/with)
,
engage in
,
contend in
,
take up
,
take part in
,
occupy oneself in/with
,
undertake
|
[3] |
engage
,
contend with
,
compete with/against
,
challenge
,
vie with
,
pit oneself against
,
take on
,
rival
|
[4] |
portray
,
depict
,
perform
,
act/take the role/part of
,
act
|
[5] |
perform (upon/on)
,
put on
|
[6] |
operate
|
[7] |
gamble
,
bet
,
wager
,
stake
,
place
,
put
|
[8] |
play along
,
play along with
,
cooperate
,
participate
,
go along (with)
,
do/play one's part
,
be a party to manipulate
,
jolly along
|
[9] |
play around
,
fool around
,
tease
,
(Colloq) monkey about/around
,
horse around/about dally
,
flirt
,
be unfaithful
,
philander
,
womanize
,
(Colloq) fool around
,
run around
,
sleep around
,
play the field
|
[10] |
play at
,
pretend
,
make believe
,
fake
,
feign
,
simulate
,
affect
|
[11] |
play ball
,
cooperate
,
agree
,
work together
,
work hand in glove
,
play along
|
[12] |
play by ear
,
improvise
,
extemporize
,
ad lib
,
(Colloq) wing it
|
[13] |
play down
,
belittle
,
minimize
,
diminish
,
disparage
,
make light of
,
deprecate
,
decry
,
de-emphasize
|
[14] |
play for time
,
delay
,
procrastinate
,
stall (for time)
,
temporize
,
hesitate
,
(Colloq) drag one's feet
|
[15] |
play on/upon
,
use
,
misuse
,
abuse
,
trade on
,
exploit
,
take advantage of
,
impose on
|
[16] |
play the game
,
behave
,
conduct oneself
,
deport oneself
,
act
|
[17] |
play up
,
stress
,
emphasize
,
underscore
,
underline
,
accentuate
,
call attention to
,
highlight
,
spotlight
,
dramatize
,
build up act up
,
misbehave
,
give/cause trouble
,
malfunction
,
(Colloq) go on the blink/(US) fritz
,
(Brit) be wonky
|
[18] |
play up to
,
curry favour with
,
flatter
,
toady to
,
ingratiate oneself with
,
butter up
,
truckle to
,
court
,
(Colloq) soft-soap
,
suck up to
,
boot-lick
,
(US) apple-polish
,
(Colloq) (Slang) brown-nose
|
[19] |
play with
,
toy with
,
trifle with
,
treat cavalierly/lightly
,
make light of
,
think nothing of
,
dally with
,
amuse oneself with consider
,
think about
,
toy with
,
not treat seriously mess with
,
fiddle with
,
toy with
,
fidget with
|
[20] |
act
,
represent
|
[21] |
spiel
|
[22] |
act
,
act as
|
[23] |
recreate
|
[24] |
toy
|
[25] |
run
|
[26] |
toy
,
fiddle
,
diddle
|
[27] |
dally
,
trifle
|
[28] |
dally
,
toy
,
flirt
|
[29] |
act
,
roleplay
,
playact
|
[30] |
bring
,
work
,
wreak
,
make for
|
[31] |
bet
,
wager
|
[32] |
meet
,
encounter
,
take on
|
|
n. |
[1] |
drama
,
dramatic play
|
[2] |
maneuver
,
manoeuvre
|
[3] |
bid
|
[4] |
child's play
|
[5] |
playing period
,
period of play
|
[6] |
free rein
|
[7] |
shimmer
|
[8] |
fun
,
sport
|
[9] |
looseness
|
[10] |
frolic
,
romp
,
gambol
,
caper
|
[11] |
turn
|
[12] |
gambling
,
gaming
|
[13] |
swordplay
|
[14] |
drama
,
stage play
,
show
,
piece
,
production
,
entertainment
|
[15] |
behaviour
,
actions
,
deportment
,
conduct
,
demeanour
|
[16] |
amusement
,
frivolity
,
entertainment
,
recreation
,
fun
,
pleasure
,
sport
,
merrymaking
,
revelry
,
tomfoolery
,
(Colloq) horseplay
,
skylarking
,
monkey business
,
(Brit) monkey tricks/(US) monkeyshines
|
[17] |
move
,
manoeuvre
,
action
|
[18] |
flexibility
,
looseness
,
freedom
,
leeway
,
margin
,
room
,
space
,
movement
,
motion
,
(Colloq) give
|
[19] |
treatment
,
coverage
,
attention
|
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