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81play at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms play at : present tense I/you/we/they play at he/she/it plays at present participle playing at past tense played at past participle played at 1) play at something to do something without being very serious… …
82play up — v. (d; intr.) to play up to ( to flatter ) (to play up to the boss) * * * [ pleɪ ʌp] (d; intr.) to play up to (to play up to the boss; to flatter ) …
83play on — phrasal verb Word forms play on : present tense I/you/we/they play on he/she/it plays on present participle playing on past tense played on past participle played on 1) [intransitive] to continue to play a game, often after someone has been… …
84play up — phrasal verb Word forms play up : present tense I/you/we/they play up he/she/it plays up present participle playing up past tense played up past participle played up 1) [intransitive/transitive] British if children play up or play someone up,… …
85play up to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms play up to : present tense I/you/we/they play up to he/she/it plays up to present participle playing up to past tense played up to past participle played up to play up to someone to behave in a very friendly… …
86play — 1. n. a strategy; a plan of action. □ That was a bad play, Bill. We lost the account. □ Here’s a play that worked for us last year at this time. 2. n. an attractive investment; a way to make some money in the securities markets. □ I just heard… …
87Play (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Play Type = EP Artist = Ride Released = 2 April 1990 Recorded = ?? Genre = Alternative Length = 14:32 Label = Creation Records Producer = Ride Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …
88play — 1. noun /pleɪ/ a) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it. b) The conduct, or course of a game. Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous. Syn: drama …
89play up — verb a) To misbehave Children who do not receive enough attention may begin to play up. b) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight For the audition, Nicole will play up her skill as… …
90play up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important. [V P n (not pron)] The media played up the prospects for a settlement... [V P n (not pron)] His Japanese ancestry has been played up… …
