byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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cosplay | (verb) wear a costume to resemble a character from some media especially anime | - |
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counterplay | (noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | Synonyms: counterattack |
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display | (noun) something shown to the public | Synonyms: exhibit, showing |
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(noun) a visual representation of something | Synonyms: presentation |
(noun) an electronic device that represents information in visual form | Synonyms: video display |
(noun) exhibiting openly in public view | - |
(noun) something intended to communicate a particular impression | Synonyms: show |
(noun) behavior that makes your feelings public | - |
(verb) to show, make visible or apparent | Synonyms: exhibit, expose |
(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 |
foreplay | (noun) mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse | Synonyms: arousal, stimulation |
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gunplay | (noun) a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten | Synonyms: gunfight, shootout |
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horseplay | (noun) rowdy or boisterous play | - |
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interplay | (noun) reciprocal action and reaction | - |
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misplay | (noun) (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | Synonyms: error |
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(verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner | - |
(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note | - |
outplay | (verb) excel or defeat in a game | - |
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overplay | (verb) exaggerate one's acting | Synonyms: ham, ham it up, overact |
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play | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: caper, frolic, gambol, romp |
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(noun) (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | Synonyms: turn |
(noun) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | Synonyms: gambling, gaming |
(noun) an attempt to get something | Synonyms: bid |
(noun) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre |
(noun) a preset plan of action in team sports | - |
(noun) activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules | Synonyms: child's play |
(noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: swordplay |
(noun) utilization or exercise | - |
(noun) movement or space for movement | Synonyms: looseness |
(noun) a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage | Synonyms: drama, dramatic play |
(noun) verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | Synonyms: fun, sport |
(noun) a theatrical performance of a drama | - |
(noun) a weak and tremulous light | Synonyms: shimmer |
(noun) a state in which action is feasible | - |
(noun) the removal of constraints | Synonyms: free rein |
(noun) (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds | Synonyms: period of play, playing period |
(verb) engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | Synonyms: toy |
(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 | - |
replay | (noun) the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape | Synonyms: action replay, instant replay |
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(noun) something (especially a game) that is played again | Synonyms: rematch |
(verb) play again | - |
(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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screenplay | (noun) a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
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splay | (adjective) turned outward in an ungainly manner | - |
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(noun) an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger | - |
(verb) move out of position | Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, slip |
(verb) turn outward | Synonyms: rotate, spread out, turn out |
(verb) spread open or apart | - |
swordplay | (noun) the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | Synonyms: play |
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underplay | (verb) play a card lower than (a held high card) | - |
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(verb) act (a role) with great restraint | Synonyms: underact |
wordplay | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, punning |
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