| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater piece |
Synonyms: |
comedy, curtain-raiser, drama, entertainment, farce, flop, hit*, mask*, musical, one-act, opera, performance, potboiler, show, smash hit, smash*, stage show, theatrical, tragedy, turkey |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, entertainment |
Synonyms: |
caper, dalliance, delight, disport, diversion, foolery, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, game, gaming, happiness, humor, jest, joking, lark, match, pastime, pleasure, prank, recreation, relaxation, romp, sport, sportiveness, teasing |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | latitude, range |
Synonyms: |
action, activity, elbowroom, exercise, give, leeway, margin, motion, movement, operation, room, scope, space, sweep, swing, working* |
Antonyms: |
extreme |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, be life of party, caper, carouse, carry on, cavort, clown, cut capers, cut up, dally, dance, disport, divert, entertain oneself, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on a spree, horse around, idle away, joke, jump, kibitz, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around, rejoice, revel, romp, show off, skip, sport, toy, trifle |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compete in sport |
Synonyms: |
be on a team, challenge, contend, contest, disport, engage in, participate, recreate, rival, sport, take on, take part, vie |
Antonyms: |
watch |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act; take the part of |
Synonyms: |
act the part of, discourse, do*, enact, execute, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, perform, personate, play a gig, playact, portray, present, read a part, represent, take the role of, tread the boards |
Antonyms: |
direct |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble, risk |
Synonyms: |
bet, chance, exploit, finesse, game, hazard, jockey, lay money on, maneuver, manipulate, put, set, speculate, stake, take, wager |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce music |
Synonyms: |
blow, bow, drum, execute, fiddle, fidget, finger, operate, pedal, perform, render, tickle, work |
Antonyms: |
listen |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain by playing a role |
Synonyms: |
be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertaining, making someone laugh |
Synonyms: |
action, ball*, beguilement, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, field day, fun, fun and games, gladdening, gratification, grins, high time, hilarity, hoopla*, laughs, laughter, merriment, merry go round, mirth, picnic, play, pleasing, pleasure, regalement, whoopee |
Antonyms: |
boredom |