| allay | (verb) satisfy (thirst) | Synonyms: assuage, quench, slake |
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| (verb) lessen the intensity of or calm | Synonyms: ease, relieve, still |
| belay | (verb) fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat | - |
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| (verb) turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him | - |
| cosplay | (verb) wear a costume to resemble a character from some media especially anime | - |
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| delay | (verb) cause to be slowed down or delayed | Synonyms: detain, hold up |
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| (verb) stop or halt | Synonyms: detain, stay |
| (verb) slow the growth or development of | Synonyms: check, retard |
| (verb) act later than planned, scheduled, or required | - |
| display | (verb) to show, make visible or apparent | Synonyms: exhibit, expose |
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| (verb) attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals | - |
| downplay | (verb) understate the importance or quality of | Synonyms: background, play down |
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| (verb) represent as less significant or important | Synonyms: minimise, minimize, understate |
| flay | (verb) strip the skin off | - |
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| inlay | (verb) decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal | - |
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| lay | (verb) put in a horizontal position | Synonyms: put down, repose |
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| (verb) put into a certain place or abstract location | Synonyms: place, pose, position, put, set |
| (verb) lay eggs | - |
| (verb) prepare or position for action or operation | - |
| (verb) impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | - |
| mislay | (verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again | Synonyms: misplace |
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| misplay | (verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner | - |
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| (verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note | - |
| outplay | (verb) excel or defeat in a game | - |
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| overlay | (verb) put something on top of something else | Synonyms: cover |
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| (verb) kill by lying on | Synonyms: overlie |
| overplay | (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham, ham it up, overact |
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| parlay | (verb) stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | Synonyms: double up |
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| play | (verb) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | Synonyms: toy |
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| (verb) pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | Synonyms: act, act as |
| (verb) exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | - |
| (verb) consider not very seriously | Synonyms: dally, trifle |
| (verb) participate in games or sport | - |
| (verb) bet or wager (money) | - |
| (verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | Synonyms: encounter, meet, take on |
| (verb) put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game | - |
| (verb) make bets | - |
| (verb) stake on the outcome of an issue | Synonyms: bet, wager |
| (verb) shoot or hit in a particular manner | - |
| (verb) employ in a game or in a specific position | - |
| (verb) use or move | - |
| (verb) use to one's advantage | - |
| (verb) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | Synonyms: diddle, fiddle, toy |
| (verb) discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream | - |
| (verb) replay (as a melody) | Synonyms: spiel |
| (verb) perform music on (a musical instrument) | - |
| (verb) play a role or part | Synonyms: act, represent |
| (verb) perform on a certain location | - |
| (verb) be performed or presented for public viewing | - |
| (verb) cause to emit recorded audio or video | Synonyms: run |
| (verb) pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity | - |
| (verb) perform on a stage or theater | Synonyms: act, playact, roleplay |
| (verb) emit recorded sound | - |
| (verb) play on an instrument | - |
| (verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | Synonyms: bring, make for, work, wreak |
| (verb) move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly | - |
| (verb) cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space | - |
| (verb) engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | Synonyms: recreate |
| (verb) behave in a certain way | - |
| (verb) be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children | - |
| (verb) act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome | - |
| (verb) behave carelessly or indifferently | Synonyms: dally, flirt, toy |
| (verb) be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way | - |
| relay | (verb) pass along | - |
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| (verb) control or operate by relay | - |
| replay | (verb) play again | - |
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| (verb) repeat a game against the same opponent | - |
| (verb) play (a melody) again | - |
| (verb) reproduce (a recording) on a recorder | Synonyms: play back |
| roleplay | (verb) perform on a stage or theater | Synonyms: act, play, playact |
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| slay | (verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation | Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove |
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| (verb) to succeed greatly | - |
| splay | (verb) move out of position | Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, slip |
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| (verb) turn outward | Synonyms: rotate, spread out, turn out |
| (verb) spread open or apart | - |
| underlay | (verb) provide with a base, support, lining, or backing | - |
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| (verb) put (something) under or beneath | - |
| (verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type | - |
| underplay | (verb) play a card lower than (a held high card) | - |
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| (verb) act (a role) with great restraint | Synonyms: underact |
| waylay | (verb) wait in hiding to attack | Synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper |
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