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Spontaneous, childlike physical activity producing immediate pleasure. There is no goal other than sheer enjoyment. Play involves some rules which are freely accepted by participants. Feelings of exhilaration and tension often accompany play, with mirth and relaxation following. Although it appears to be an unnecessary activity with no material purpose, sociologists and psychologists believe that play is a necessary part of physical development, learning, social behaviour, and personality development. Many of the best sports coaches and exercise trainers incorporate play into their regimes to reduce boredom and maintain motivation. Very few people sustain their commitment to exercise unless it has an element of fun.

verb

1. To occupy oneself with amusement or diversion: disport, recreate, sport. See work/play.
2. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion: fiddle, fidget, fool, monkey, putter, tinker, toy, trifle, twiddle. See touch/not touch.
3. To make a bet: bet, gamble, game, lay¹, wager. Idioms: put one's money on something. See gambling.
4. To treat lightly or flippantly: dally, flirt, toy, trifle. See work/play.
5. To play the part of: act, do, enact, impersonate, perform, play-act, portray, represent. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.
6. To make music: perform. See performing arts.
7. To perform according to one's artistic conception: execute, interpret, render. See performing arts.
8. To be performed: run, show. See performing arts.
9. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: exploit, maneuver, manipulate. See control/uncontrol, straight/bent.
10. To cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example): impose, inflict, visit, wreak. See give/take/reciprocity, over/under, willing/unwilling.

phrasal verb - play along

To agree to cooperate or participate: go along,, participate/abstain.

phrasal verb - play around

To be sexually unfaithful to another: philander, womanize. Informal cheat, fool around, mess around,, sex/asexual.

phrasal verb - play down

To make less emphatic or obvious: de-emphasize, tone down. Informal soft-pedal,, show/hide.

phrasal verb - play off

To place in opposition or be in opposition to: counter, match, oppose, pit¹. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, setbeat odds, setbeat someone's throat, tradeblowspunches,, support/oppose.

phrasal verb - play out

1. To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut: unreel, unroll, unwind. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, run through, spend, use up. Informal polish off. See increase/decrease.
3. To make or become no longer active or productive: deplete, desiccate, dry up, give out, run out. See continue/stop/pause.

phrasal verb - play up

To accord emphasis to: accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, point up, stress, underline, underscore,, important/unimportant.

noun

1. Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement: disport, diversion, fun, recreation, sport. See work/play.
2. Actions taken as a joke: fun, game, sport. See work/play.
3. The act of putting into play: application, employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, usage, use, utilization. See used/unused.
4. Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something: elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, room, scope. See place, restraint/unrestraint.
5. Ease of or space for movement: elbowroom, freedom. See tighten/loosen.

Idioms beginning with play:
play for keeps
play a losing game
play musical chairs
play along
play around
play at
play back
play both ends against the middle
play cat and mouse
play fair
play false
play fast and loose
play for laughs
play for time
play games
play hardball
play hard to get
play hooky
play in Peoria
play into the hands of
play one's cards close to one's chest
play safe
play upon
play one's cards right
play on words
play the devil with
play the field
play the fool
play the game
play the heavy
play the market
play to the gallery
play up
play up to
play with fire

See also all work and no play; child's play; devil's advocate, play; fair play; foul play; game that two can play; grandstand play; in play; make a play for; musical chairs, play; squeeze play; trump card, play one's.

Definition: amusement, entertainment
Antonyms: work

n

Definition: latitude, range
Antonyms: extreme

v

Definition: act; take the part of
Antonyms: direct

v

Definition: compete in sport
Antonyms: watch

v

Definition: have fun
Antonyms: work

v

Definition: produce music
Antonyms: listen

Definition

Play is the work of children. It consists of those activities performed for self-amusement that have behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards. It is child-directed, and the rewards come from within the individual child; it is enjoyable and spontaneous.

Description

Play is an important part of the childhood development. Through play children learn about shapes, colors, cause and effect, and themselves. Besides cognitive thinking, play helps the child learn social and psychomotor skills. It is a way of communicating joy, fear, sorrow, and anxiety.

In the early 2000s, children of all ages and from every socioeconomic background often prefer television, computers, and battery-operated toys to self-directed, imaginative, and creative play. This tendency leaves children developmentally deprived, because imaginative and fantasy play allows children to explore their world and express their innermost thoughts and feelings, hopes and fears, likes and dislikes. Through play, decisions are made without penalty or fear of failure. Play allows children to gain control of their thoughts, feelings, actions, and helps them achieve self-confidence.

Play takes different forms for different children, and its definition entails many aspects. Play is the direct opposite of work; it is frivolous. It provides freedom and invites the impulse to engage in foolishness. Yet it provides a means for ego development and a process by which social skills and physical skills develop as well.

Play with imagination and fantasy is the child's natural medium of self-expression and one that gives cues about the child's conscious and unconscious states. In play therapy, clinicians employ various techniques designed to reveal the child's psychological and social development. Clinician-directed play therapy is, therefore, not naturally self-directed play, but play designed by a professional to facilitate understanding of the child and the child's healing process.

Categories of Play

Categories of play are not mutually exclusive; different forms or categories of play may overlap. Having choices is important since an action that appeals to one child may be of no interest to another, and the child's interest is likely to change throughout the play period. An understanding of play in many forms can help parents understand its importance for children of all ages. Some specific categories of play are as follows.

• Physical play. When children run, jump, and play games such as chase, hide-and-seek, and tag, they engage in physical play. This play has a social nature because it involves other children. It also provides exercise, which is essential for normal development.
• Expressive play. Certain forms of play give children opportunities to express feelings by engaging with materials. Materials used in expressive play include tempera paints, fingerpaints, watercolors, crayons, colored pencils and markers, and drawing paper; clay, water, and sponges; beanbags, pounding benches, punching bags, and rhythm instruments; and shaving cream, pudding, and gelatin. Parents can take an active role in expressive play by using the materials alongside the child.
• Manipulative play. Children control or master their environment through manipulative play. They manipulate the environment and other people as much as possible. Manipulative play starts in infancy. Infants play with their parents; for example, they drop a toy, wait for the parent to pick it up, clean it, and return it, and then they drop it again. This interaction brings the infant and parent together in a game. Children move objects such as puzzle pieces and gadgets to better understand how they work.
• Symbolic play. Certain games can symbolically express a child's problems. Because there are no rules in symbolic play, the child can use this play to reinforce, learn about, and imaginatively alter painful experiences. The child who is in an abusive family may pretend to be a mother who loves and cuddles her child rather than one who verbally or physically abuses her child. Or in play this same child might act out abusive experience by hitting or screaming at a doll that symbolizes the child. Parents can be surprised by their child's perception of family issues. Children mimic their parents in certain play; in other games they may pretend they are the heroes they read about in books or see on television. At certain developmental stages children believe they can fly or disappear. Symbolic play may be used by children to cope with fear of separation when they go to school or to the hospital.
• Dramatic play. Children act out situations they suspect may happen to them, that they are fearful will happen, or that they have witnessed. Dramatic play can be either spontaneous or guided and may be therapeutic for children in the hospital.
• Familiarization play. Children handle materials and explore experiences in reassuring, enjoyable ways. Familiarization prepares children for potentially fearful and painful experiences, such as surgery or parental separation.
• Games. Some video and card games are played by one child alone. Games with rules are rarely played by children younger than four years of age. Board games, card games, and sports are enjoyed typically by school-age children. In these games children learn to play by the rules and to take turns. Older children enjoy games with specific rules; however, younger children tend to like games that allow them to change the rules.
• Surrogate play. For children who are too ill or incapacitated to play, another child or a parent may serve as surrogate. Watching the surrogate who plays on behalf of the sick child is stimulating to the sick child. When parents engage in expressive art by painting or redecorating a room while the physically challenged child watches, they stimulate the child.

Functions of Play

Play reinforces the child's growth and development. Some of the more common functions of play are to facilitate physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and moral development.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. Play aids in developing both fine and gross motor skills. Children repeat certain body movements purely for pleasure, and these movements develop body control. For example, an infant will first hit at a toy, then will try to grasp it, and eventually will be able to pick it up. Next, the infant will shake the rattle or perhaps bring it to the mouth. In these ways, the infant moves from simple to more complex gestures.

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Children who are anxious may be helped by role playing. Role playing is a way of coping with emotional conflict. Children may escape through play into a fantasy world in order to make sense out of the real one. Also, a child's self-awareness deepens as he explores an event through role-playing or symbolic play.

When a parent or sibling plays a board game with a child, shares a bike ride, plays baseball, or reads a story, the child learns self-importance. The child's self-esteem gets a boost. Parents send positive messages to their child when they communicate pleasure in providing him or her with daily care. From these early interactions, children develop a vision of the world and gain a sense of their place in it.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. Children gain knowledge through their play. They exercise their abilities to think, remember, and solve problems. They develop cognitively as they have a chance to test their beliefs about the world.

Children increase their problem-solving abilities through games and puzzles. Children involved in make-believe play can stimulate several types of learning. Language is strengthened as the children model others and organize their thoughts to communicate. Children playing house create elaborate narratives concerning their roles and the nature of daily living.

Children also increase their understanding of size, shape, and texture through play. They begin to understand relationships as they try to put a square object in a round opening or a large object in a small space. Books, videos, and educational toys that show pictures and matching words also increase a child's vocabulary while increasing the child's concept of the world.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. A newborn cannot distinguish itself from others and is completely self-absorbed. As the infant begins to play with others and with objects, a realization of self as separate from others begins to develop. The infant begins to experience joy from contact with others and engages in behavior that involves others. The infant discovers that when he coos or laughs, mother coos back. The child soon expects this response and repeats it for fun, playing with his mother.

As children grow, they enjoy playful interaction with other children. Children learn about boundaries, taking turns, teamwork, and competition. Children also learn to negotiate with different personalities and the feelings associated with winning and losing. They learn to share, wait, and be patient.

MORAL DEVELOPMENT. When children engage in play with their peers and families, they begin to learn some behaviors are acceptable while others are unacceptable. Parents start these lessons early in the child's life by teaching the child to control aggressive behavior. Parents can develop morals while reading to children by stressing the moral implications in stories. Children can identify with the moral fictional characters without assuming their roles. With peers they quickly learn that taking turns is rewarding and cheating is not. Group play helps the child appreciate teamwork and share and respect others' feelings. The child learns how to be kind and charitable to others.

Age-Related Play

As children develop, their play evolves, too. Certain types of play are associated with, but not restricted to, specific age groups.

• Solitary play is independent. The child plays alone with toys that are different from those chosen by other children in the area. Solitary play begins in infancy and is common in toddlers because of their limited social, cognitive, and physical skills. However, it is important for all age groups to have some time to play by themselves.
• Parallel play is usually associated with toddlers, although it happens in any age group. Children play side by side with similar toys, but there is a lack of group involvement.
• Associative play involves a group of children who have similar goals. Children in associate play do not set rules, and although they all want to be playing with the same types of toys and may even trade toys, there is no formal organization. Associative play begins during toddlerhood and extends though preschool age.
• Cooperative play begins in the late preschool period. The play is organized by group goals. There is at least one leader, and children are definitely in or out of the group.
• Onlooker play is present when the child watches others playing. Although the child may ask questions of the players, there is no effort to join the play. This type of play usually starts during toddler years but can take place at any age.

Common Problems

Promoting play for a sick child is a challenge when the child cannot voluntarily engage in play. Parents need to realize the importance of play to the well being of a sick child. Children can bring favorite books, games, and stuffed animals to the hospital. In hospitals young children need toys that they can manipulate independently, so that parents are free sometimes to focus on medical issues and the healthcare team.

Play activities vary depending on cultural and socioeconomic circumstances. When children do not speak the group's language, games such as stacking blocks or building with tinker toys are appealing. Playing tapes of well-loved children's songs can be effective too. The child does not need to be able to understand the words to enjoy the music or clap with the rhythm.

Assessing Child Health Through Play

Acutely ill children do not have the strength, the attention span, or the interest in play. They may enjoy being read to and the comfort of holding a favorite stuffed animal. Once the acute phase of an illness is over, the child's interest in playing returns. Spontaneous interest in play is a good index of health. The toys selected for play are good indicators of the child's recovery progress.

Play in a Medical Setting

When a child goes to see the doctor, the waiting room is likely to have other children in it. The arriving child may hear other children cry as they leave the examining room. The child may dread the examination. Parents should pack a favorite toy or book with which to distract the child. Having a parent sit with them is comforting, and they may venture a few feet away to examine toys in the toy box. Older children who go with the parent and the sick sibling to see the doctor should have toys and games for their entertainment, too, so the parent can focus on the sick child.

Hospitalized children can release fear, anger, or tension through effective play. Children in the hospital for a week or longer may enjoy playing school or socializing in the playroom with other children of their age. However, physical play for sick children must be supervised by a parent or healthcare provider.

Therapeutic Play

When a child is ill or traumatized the care plan may include therapeutic play. Unlike normal play in design and intent, therapeutic play is guided by the health professional to meet the physical and psychological needs of the child. Because play is the language of children, children who have difficulty putting their thoughts in words can often speak clearly through play therapy. There are three divisions of therapeutic play, including:

• Energy release. Children release anxiety by pounding, hitting, running, punching, or shouting. Toddlers pound pegs with a plastic hammer or pretend to cut wood with a toy saw. An anxious preschooler pounds a ball of modeling clay flat; a relaxed child may build the clay into shapes. Balloons tied over the bed of a school-age child or adolescent can be punched.
• Dramatic play. Children act out or dramatize real-life situations. They act out anxiety and emotional stress from abuse, neglect, abandonment, and various painful physical experiences. Imaginative preschool children enjoy dramatic play. An abused or wounded child might not communicate the experience verbally but may be able to use an anatomically correct doll to show what happened. Therapeutic play can teach children about medical procedures or help them work through their feelings about what has happened to them in the medical setting.
• Creative play. Some children are too angry or fearful to act out their feelings through dramatic play. However, they may be able to draw a picture that expresses their emotions or communicates what they know. To encourage this expression children can be given blank paper and crayons or markers and asked to draw a picture about how they feel. Some children are so concerned about a particular body part that instead of drawing a self portrait, they will draw only the body part that worries them.

Many children draw pictures that reflect punitive images to explain unhappy experiences. They need reassurance that they are not being punished. Health-care providers need to make sure that these children are not being abused. Other children may draw pictures that are symbolic of death (an airplane crashing, boats sinking, burning buildings, or children in graves). These children need assurances that they are not going to die. Some drawings express the child's fear of abandonment and loss of independence. Pictures may suggest the parent cannot find the little child who is in the hospital. The child needs to be reassured that their parents know where they are. They need to know when the parents will visit and the parents should appear when they say they will be there.

Older school-age children and adolescents may not be interested in drawing, but they can make a list of experiences they like and dislike.

Parental Concerns

Parents express interest in age-related play that prepares children for group exercises in preschool. They want to know the right kind of play for an only child or sick child who may not be able to play with other children in their age group. The following age-related play and toys serve as a guide to parents with these concerns.

• Infant. The infant enjoys watching other members of the family; the infant enjoys rocking, strolling, time spent in a swing, supervised time on a blanket on the floor, crawling, walking with help, and being sung and read to. Play is self-absorbed; it is difficult, if not impossible to direct play. Infants are engaged in the vigorous process of self-discovery, learning their world by looking, listening, chewing, smelling, and grasping. Most of their learning comes through play. They need safe toys that appeal to all of their senses and stimulate their interest and curiosity. Infants need toys and play that include oral movements. They like peek-a-boo; playing with the parent's fingers, hair, face, and the infant's own body parts; playing in water. Soft stuffed animals, crib mobiles, squeeze toys rattles, busy boxes, mirrors, and musical toys. Parents can give them water toys for the bath, safe kitchen utensils, and push toys (after they begin to walk), and large print books.
• Toddler. Toddlers fill and empty containers and begin dramatic play. As they increase their motor skills, they enjoy feeling different textures, exploring the home environment, and mimicking others. They like to be read to and to look at books and television. Toddlers enjoy manipulating small objects such as toy people, cars, and animals. Favorite toys are mechanical; objects of different textures such as clay, sand, finger paints, and bubbles; push-pull toys; large balls; sand and water play; blocks; painting or coloring with large crayons; nesting toys; large puzzles; and trucks and dolls. Toddlers explore their bodies and those of others. Therapeutic play can begin at this age.
• Preschooler. Dramatic play is prominent. This age group likes to run, jump, hop, and in general increase motor skills. The children like to build and create whether it is sand castles or mud pies. Play is simple and imaginative. Simple collections begin. Preschoolers enjoy riding toys, building materials such as sand and blocks, dolls, drawing materials, cars, puzzles, books, appropriate television and videos, nonsense rhymes, and singing games. Preschoolers love pretending to be something or somebody and playing dress up They enjoy finger paints, clay, cutting, pasting, and simple board and card games.
• School-age child. Play becomes organized and has a direction. The early school-age child continues dramatic play with increased creativity but loses some spontaneity. The child gains awareness of rules when playing games and begins to compete in sports. Children in this age group enjoy collections (comic books, baseball cards, and stamps), dolls, pets, guessing games, board games, riddles, physical games, competitive play, reading, bike riding, hobbies, sewing, listening to the radio, television, and videos, and cooking.
• Adolescent. Athletic sports are the most common form of play. Strict rules are in place, and competition is important. Adolescents also enjoy movies; telephone conversations and parties; listening to music; and experimenting with makeup, hairstyles, and fashion. They also begin developing an interest in peers of the opposite sex.

Play for the Sick Child

Children who are confined to a bed need to have play periods built into their day. The length of play and the toys will depend the individual child's age and physical and emotional states. Short-term school projects appeal to school-age children because these activities help the children feel industrious and think about their future wellness. Parents can help children with their baths; encourage them to drink enough fluids; and prompt them to do deep breathing and muscle strengthening exercises.

Safety Issues

Toys and games should be screened for safety, especially those used by a sick child. The toys should be washable with no sharp edges and no small parts that could be swallowed or aspirated. Cylinder-shaped toys of 1-inch (2.5-cm) diameter (the size of a regular hot dog) are the most dangerous size because they can occlude the trachea (windpipe) if they are aspirated. As a rule, if a toy can fit through the center of a toilet tissue tube, it is too small.

Parents should be certain that toys do not lead children into danger. Tossing a ball to a toddler on bed rest may be safe, but if a child in a cast leans to catch the ball, he may fall. Chasing a ball may lead to falls and collisions. If children are bored with a toy because it is not stimulating enough or they have played with it too long, they may begin to use the toy in an unsafe way. For example, the child may throw blocks across the room for fun instead of stacking them.

Indoor Toys

For home care of the sick child, parents may need to buy new toys suitable for indoor use. The ill child may need soft toys for bed play and sit-down toys such as magic markers, puzzles, books, or board games, for quiet out-of-bed play.

When to Call the Doctor

Parents and teachers who spend time observing and understanding childhood behaviors may want to report to the child's therapist what they see the child do.

Skin care is essential for children who are bedridden or in a cast or restraints. Children lose interest in playing if they are uncomfortable or in pain. Parents should look for pressure over the buttocks, elbows, heels, and other parts of the child's body. The skin should be inspected often and massaged with a moisturizing lotion to increase circulation. Redness, irritation, and sores should be reported immediately to the healthcare provider.

When children are ill, the rate of bladder and bowel elimination may slow down because of reduced physical action. School-age children and adolescents may hesitate to drink or eat a normal diet because toileting is uncomfortable or performed without privacy. Parents may need to seek medical advice about digestive and elimination aids and about adjusting the child's diet and fluid intake to promote normal elimination.

Resources

Books

Barbour, Ann, et al. Prop Box Play: 50 Themes to Inspire Dramatic Play. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House Inc., 2002.

Cassou, Michelle. Kids' Play—Igniting Children's Creative Passion. East Rutherford, NJ: Penguin Group, 2004.

Drake, Jane. Organizing Play in the Early Years: Practical Ideas for Teachers and Assistants. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Inc., 2003.

Humphrey, James Harry. Learning the 3 Rs through Active Play. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers Inc., 2001.

Scarlett, W. George. Children's Play. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.

Periodicals

Schulman, Lisa. "Good guys, bad guys: Pretend play." Parents Magazine. (June 2003): 169–70.

Web Sites

Games Kids Play. Available online at www.gameskidsplay.net (accessed October 13, 2004).

[Article by: Aliene S. Linwood, RN, DPA, FACHE]

The separation between moving parts to reduce friction.

Spontaneous, childlike, physical activity from which pleasure can be derived immediately. Play is a voluntary activity, which has no goal other than enjoyment. It is an activity that takes place within certain limits of time and space, with components having an observable order determined by rules freely accepted. Play is conducted outside the sphere of necessity or material utility. The play mood is one of rapture and enthusiasm, and is sacred or festive, according to the occasion. A feeling of exhilaration and tension often accompanies the action, with mirth and relaxation following. Play among children is believed to be necessary for physical development, learning, social behaviour and personality development. Among adults, it is conducive to good mental and spiritual health.

A slang term that describes the positive aspects of an investment decision. A play in investing is the reason why an investor made his or her decision.  

"Playing the stock market" is a phrase used by beginner investors signifying that they have gained access, simulated or real, to the ups and downs of the stock market. 

Investopedia Says:
Investing in a stock is in no way a guarantee; there will be information supporting and going against any decision. The word "play" describes the reasons that support the choice. Much like a football play, a decision is made using the given information at the time. Finding out if it was the right play will be determined at a later time.

"Play" is used both conversationally and in investing articles, and usually describes an investment decision.  For example, take a look at the statements below, which reflect those typically made by investors.

Q: "Why did you buy that stock?"

A1: "It was a book value play, because the stock was trading well below its book value."
A2: "It was a longterm real estate play, because I believe the property value will increase over the next 10 years."
A3: "It was an infrastructure play on developing nations, because the company builds roads in developing countries."

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Quotes:

"If there is a species which is more maltreated than children, then it must be their toys, which they handle in an incredibly off-hand manner. Toys are thus the end point in that long chain in which all the conditions of despotic high-handedness are in play which enchain beings one to another, from one species to another --cruel divinities to their sacrificial victims, from masters to slaves, from adults to children, and from children to their objects." - Jean Baudrillard

"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground." - Gilbert K. Chesterton

"The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and wholesome regard of whatever is atrocious in art." - Frank Moore Colby

"I'll play with it first and tell you what it is later." - Bette Davis

"A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good." - T. S. Eliot

"The number of people that will not go to a show they don't want to see is unlimited." - Oscar Hammerstein

See more famous quotes about Plays

• Journalism - play: (vb) determine angle of news story or amount of coverage
• Theatrical Forms and Venues - play: dramatic work performed by actors before an audience, usu. on stage and usu. from a written script
• General Sports Terminology
• Fishing Practice and Techniques - play: amount of slack in a line, allowing it to move freely in response to fish
• Mood and Intent - play: move in a lively, cheerful manner

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Contents 1 Music 1.1 Bands 1.2 Albums 1.3 Songs 1.4 Others 2 Other arts and entertainment 3 In sports 4 Other Uses 5 See also

Play may refer to:

• Play (activity), enjoyed by animals and humans
• Play (theatre), structured literary form of theatre

Music

Bands

• Play (UK band), on the Survival Records label (1980s)
• Play (Mexican band) (or Grupo Play), Mexican band
• Play (group), Swedish band

Albums

• Play (Brad Paisley album)
• Play (Bond album)
• Play (David Ball album)
• Play (Great Big Sea album)
• Play (Moby album)
• Play (Namie Amuro album)
• Play (Play album), album by the Swedish band
• Play (S.H.E album)
• Play (Squeeze album)

• Plays, an album by Andy Dixon (Secret Mommy)

Songs

• "Play", a song by SS501
• "Play" (David Banner song)
• "Play" (Jennifer Lopez song)
• Play (EP), extended play recording by Ride
• "Play" (Robyn song)

Others

• Play! A Video Game Symphony, a symphony tour featuring video game music
• Play 99.6 (radio), a radio station in Jordan
• Christopher "Play" Martin, one half of hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play

Other arts and entertainment

• Play (New York Times), a sports magazine from The New York Times
• Play (play), written by Samuel Beckett
• Play (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series
• Play (UK magazine), a UK PlayStation magazine
• Play (US magazine), a United States video game magazine
• Play (2005 film), a Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson
• Play (2009 short film), directed by David Kaplan (filmmaker)
• Play (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund
• Play, The Videogames World, first European exhibition on videogames
• Television play, television genre
• Wii Play, a video game released for the Wii video game console

In sports

• Play from scrimmage, an organized action as part of the game, in American and Canadian football
• The Play, a controversial and historic last second kickoff return for a touchdown in the 1982 Cal–Stanford 'Big Game'

Other Uses

• Backlash (engineering), the amount of lost motion due to clearance or slackness between mating components when movement is reversed
• Google Play, a digital content service offered by Google
• Play.com, an online retail company
• Petroleum play, group of oil fields or prospects in the same region that are controlled by the same set of geological circumstances
• Play Framework, in computer science, an open source web application framework in Java.
• Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider and mobile operator
• Word play, literary and narrative technique
• Xperia Play, released in 2011, a Android phone capable of running PlayStation games

See also

• Player (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - lege, spille
v. tr. - lege, spille
n. - spil, leg, spøg, skuespil, bevægelsesfrihed

idioms:

• come into play    komme i spil
• give play    give opmærksomhed
• play along    spille med
• play at    lege
• play back    playback
• play ball    være med
• play down    neddæmpe, afdramatisere
• play fast and loose    spille højt og tabe
• play for time    trække tiden ud
• play guns on    sigte på
• play hard to get    spille kostbar
• play havoc    forvolde skade
• play hell    gøre helvede hedt
• play into someone's hand    gå nogens ærinde
• play it by ear    spille efter gehør
• play it cool    tage det ganske roligt
• play merry hell    prakke på, gøre grin med
• play off    spille omkamp
• play on    spille videre, spille på
• play on words    leg med ord
• play one's ace    spille sit es
• play one's cards right    spille sine kort rigtigt
• play out    spille til ende, spille ud
• play safe    gardere sig
• play school    lege skole
• play second fiddle    spille andenviolin
• play something close to one's chest    holde sine planer hemmelige
• play the field    gå ud med flere af det modsatte køn
• play the fool    bære sig tosset ad
• play the market    spille på børsen
• play to the gallery    spil for galleriet
• play up    spille op
• play up to    spille op til
• play with fire    lege med ilden
• played out    udspillet

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be-/af)spelen, spelen tegen, acteren/optreden, uithangen, meewerken, gokken (op), afmatten (vis), zich op bepaalde wijze gedragen, spel, toneelstuk, speling, list, het gokken, publiciteit, actie/handeling in spel, gelanterfant

Français (French)
v. intr. - jouer (avec) (enfants), (fig) jouer, (GB) fabriquer (fam), (Sport) jouer, (Sport) envoyer la balle, jouer sur un revers, (Mus) jouer, (Cin, Théât) jouer, se jouer, passer (un film), couler (une fontaine), effleurer (la brise), (fig) flotter sur
v. tr. - jouer (sport, jeux), (Mus) jouer, (Théât) interpréter, jouer (un rôle), (Audio) mettre (une cassette, une vidéo), (Sport) faire jouer (un joueur), (Sport) envoyer (une balle), lancer (une balle), déplacer (des échecs), jouer (aux cartes), (Fin) boursicoter, épuiser (le poisson)
n. - (Théât) pièce, jeu, loisir, (Sport) partie, jeu (cartes), mouvement, interaction, jeu (de mots), (US) tactique (football), (Mécan) jeu, mou (pêche à la ligne)

idioms:

• come into play    entrer en jeu
• give play    prêter attention (aux informations dans les médias)
• in play    par jeu, par plaisanterie
• out of play    balle hors jeu
• play about    coucher à droite et à gauche, faire l'imbécile, changer (qch) de place, jongler avec, jouer avec
• play along    entrer dans le jeu, (Mus) accompagner (qn)
• play around    coucher à droite et à gauche, faire l'imbécile, changer (qch) de place, jongler avec, jouer avec
• play at    jouer à, (fig) s'amuser
• play away    (Sport) jouer une rencontre sur le terrain de l'équipe adverse, s'amuser, avoir une liaison (pour une personne mariée) (fam)
• play back    rejouer (qch) du début, repasser (film, vidéo), réentendre
• play ball    entrer dans le jeu de qn, coopérer
• play down    minimiser
• play fast and loose    traiter qn à la légère, se jouer de qn
• play for time    essayer de gagner du temps
• play guns on    diriger des armes vers
• play hard to get    se faire désirer
• play havoc    ravager (des récoltes), déranger, détraquer, désorganiser complètement (des projets)
• play hell    foutre (qch) en l'air
• play into someone's hand    faire le jeu de qn, se faire avoir par qn
• play it cool    garder son sang-froid
• play merry hell    foutre (qch) en l'air
• play off    monter (qn) contre (qn) (pour en tirer avantage), créer une concurrence
• play on    continuer à jouer, envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet (cricket), exploiter (des craintes), jouer avec (une idée)
• play on words    jeu de mots, calembour, faire des jeux de mots
• play one's ace    (lit) jouer son as, (fig) jouer sa carte maîtresse
• play one's cards right    (fig) jouer la bonne carte
• play out    vivre (un fantasme), se dérouler, se jouer (une pièce)
• play safe    jouer la sécurité
• play school    école maternelle
• play second fiddle    jouer un rôle secondaire
• play someone along    manipuler qn
• play someone off against another    opposer qn à qn
• play someone out    éreinter qn
• play something close to one's chest    ne pas jouer cartes sur table
• play the field    jouer sur plusieurs tableaux
• play the fool    faire l'imbécile
• play the market    boursicoter
• play to the gallery    jouer pour la galerie
• play up    commencer à faire des siennes, mettre l'accent sur
• play up to    chercher à se faire bien voir, flatter (qn)
• play upon    continuer à jouer, envoyer la balle sur son propre guichet (cricket), exploiter, jouer avec (une idée)
• play with fire    jouer avec le feu
• played out    éteint (une passion), éculé (des théories)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spiel, Stück, Spielraum
v. - spielen, abspielen, herumspielen

idioms:

• come into play    ins Spiel kommen
• give play    über etwas berichten, aufmerksam auf etwas machen
• in play    im Spiel sein
• out of play    aus [dem Spiel] sein
• play about    spielen
• play along    mitspielen
• play around    spielen
• play at    spielen
• play away    verspielen, verschleudern
• play back    abspielen
• play ball    Ball spielen, mitmachen
• play down    herunterspielen
• play fast and loose    jmdn. an der Nase herumführen
• play for time    versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen
• play guns on    Geschütze abschießen auf
• play hard to get    so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert
• play havoc    beschädigen
• play hell    sich unnötig aufregen
• play into someone's hand    jmdm. in die Hände spielen
• play it cool    sich ruhig verhalten
• play merry hell    etwas ganz schön durcheinander bringen
• play off    das Entscheidungsspiel austragen
• play on    zunutze machen
• play on words    Wortspiel
• play one's ace    Trumpf ausspielen
• play one's cards right    die Gelegenheiten richtig zu nutzen verstehen
• play out    sich ereignen
• play safe    sichergehen
• play school    Kindergarten
• play second fiddle    die zweite Geige spielen
• play someone along    jmdn. manipulieren
• play someone off against another    ausspielen gegen
• play someone out    jmdn. musikalisch verabschieden
• play something close to one's chest    geheimhalten, vorsichtig vorgehen
• play the field    sich nicht festlegen wollen
• play the fool    herumalbern
• play the market    spekulieren
• play to the gallery    nach Effekt haschen
• play up    hochspielen, Schwierigkeiten machen
• play up to    jmdm. schmeicheln
• play upon    zunutze machen
• play with fire    mit dem Feuer spielen
• played out    sich ereignend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παιχνίδι, διασκέδαση, παιχνίδισμα, θεατρικό έργο, (μηχαν.) παίξιμο, τζόγος, λάσκο, μπόσικα, ελευθερία (κινήσεως, δράσεως), ενέργεια, δράση
v. - παίζω, παιχνιδίζω, κάνω αστείο, διασκεδάζω, παίζω μουσικό όργανο, υποδύομαι (ρόλο), (για φως) σπιθοβολώ, χοροπηδώ, ρίχνω, γυρίζω, κατευθύνω

idioms:

• come into play    μπαίνω σε ενέργεια/ δράση
• play along    υποκρίνομαι ότι συνεργάζομαι, πηγαίνω με τα νερά κάποιου
• play at    παίζω (δεν ασχολούμαι σοβαρά με)
• play back    αναμεταδίδω (ήχους κ.λπ.), παίζω κανονικά
• play ball    (μτφ.) συνεργάζομαι
• play down    μειώνω/υποβαθμίζω τη σημασία
• play fast and loose    είμαι άστατος ή αμελής
• play for time    προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο
• play guns on    πυροβολώ
• play hard to get    κάνω το δύσκολο
• play havoc    προκαλώ μεγάλες ζημιές
• play hell    ταράζω, αναστατώνω, αλλάζω τον αδόξαστο
• play into someone's hand    παραχωρώ πλεονέκτημα, παίζω το παιχνίδι του αντιπάλου
• play it by ear    παίζω χωρίς νότες, (μτφ.) αντιμετωπίζω με τη μέθοδο "βλέποντας και κάνοντας", αυτοσχεδιάζω
• play it cool    παραμένω ψύχραιμος, προσποιούμαι τον ατάραχο
• play merry hell    δημιουργώ φασαρία
• play off    υποκινώ ανταγωνισμό, παίζω τη ρεβάνς
• play on    ελίσσομαι για, παίζω με, εκμεταλλεύομαι
• play on words    λογοπαίγνιο, παίζω με τις λέξεις
• play out    παίζω μέχρι τέλους
• play safe    αποφεύγω τα δύσκολα
• play up    παίζω σθεναρά, παίζω με ζωντάνια, κάνω ζαβολιές
• play up to    κολακεύω υστερόβουλα τον
• play with fire    παίζω με τη φωτιά, ριψοκινδυνεύω
• played out    εξαντλημένος, αποκαμωμένος, ξοφλημένος, ξεπερασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
recitare la parte di, suonare, giocare, recitare, giocare a, giocare contro, riprodurre, mettere in scena, produzione teatrale, mossa, margine

idioms:

• play along    adeguarsi a
• play at    agire alla leggera
• play back    riascoltare
• play ball    cooperare
• play down    minimizzare
• play fast and loose    comportarsi da irresponsabile
• play for time    cercare di guadagnare tempo
• play guns on    dirigere il fuoco su
• play hard to get    fare il difficile
• play havoc    mettere in subbuglio
• play into someone's hands    cadere in trappola, fare il gioco di qualcuno
• play it by ear    improvvisare
• play off    opporsi
• play on    continuare a giocare, sfruttare
• play on words    fare un gioco di parole
• play one's cards right    giocare bene le proprie carte
• play out    interpretare una parte, esaurire
• play safe    non correre rischi
• play school    asilo, scuola materna
• play second fiddle    avere una parte secondaria, seguire le orme
• play the field    sfarfallare
• play the fool    fare lo stupido
• play the market    speculare
• play to the gallery    fare l'esibizionista, fare demagogia
• play up    mettere in evidenza, irritare
• play up to    lusingare
• play with fire    scherzare col fuoco
• played out    esaurito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peça de teatro (f), brincadeira (f)
v. - brincar, tocar um instrumento/música/disco, desempenhar

idioms:

• come into play    acionar, movimentar
• give play    dar condições
• play along    tocar junto, cooperar
• play at    participar, brincar com
• play back    tocar novamente, acompanhamento, fita pré-gravada
• play ball    jogar bola
• play down    desprezar, menosprezar, negligenciar
• play fast and loose    agir irresponsavelmente, agir sem consideração pelos outros
• play for time    enrolar, ganhar tempo
• play guns on    descarregar os canhões
• play hard to get    dar duro para conseguir
• play havoc    causar destruição
• play into someone's hand    favorecer alguém
• play it by ear    tocar de ouvido
• play off    fazer, agir, praticar, fazer cena, jogar a negra
• play on    tocar de leve, tirar proveito de
• play on words    trocadilho
• play one's cards right    aproveitar as oportunidades
• play out    terminar, cansar
• play safe    agir com cautela
• play school    pré-escolas
• play second fiddle    não ter voz ativa, estar subordinado
• play the field    namorar para passar tempo
• play the fool    bancar o bobo
• play the market    especular na bolsa de valores
• play to the gallery    exibir-se
• play up    provocar, salientar, anunciar
• play up to    bajular (coloq.), contracenar
• play with fire    brincar com fogo
• played out    terminado, exausto, gasto

Русский (Russian)
играть, игра, пьеса, забава, простор, соревноваться, играть против

idioms:

• come into play    приходит в действие
• give play    дать ход
• play along    сотрудничать
• play at    участвовать
• play back    воспроизводить
• play ball    сотрудничать
• play down    преуменьшать
• play fast and loose    пренебрегать
• play for time    выигрывать время
• play guns on    наводить пушки
• play hard to get    жеманничать, корчить из себя недотрогу
• play havoc    расстраивать (планы)
• play into someone's hand    попасть в руки, сыграть на руку
• play it by ear    сыграть на слух
• play off    натравливать
• play on    продолжать игру, использовать
• play on words    играть словами
• play one's cards right    действовать умело
• play out    доиграть, понемногу отпускать
• play safe    быть осторожным
• play school    детский сад
• play second fiddle    играть вторую скрипку
• play the field    гулять, не придерживаться одному/одной
• play the fool    валять дурака
• play the market    играть на бирже
• play to the gallery    играть на публику
• play up    взяться за свое, обыгрывать, усиливать, стараться понравиться
• play up to    льстить
• play with fire    играть с огнем
• played out    угасший, изживший себя

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - jugar, juguetear, entretenerse, divertirse, retozar, bromear
v. tr. - representar, dárselas de, fingir, tocar, ejecutar, jugar, juguetear, actuar, trabajar, desempeñar, jugar contra, jugar de, hacer de, enfocar, dirigir
n. - juego, obra teatral, drama, pieza, entretenimiento, margen

idioms:

• come into play    entrar en juego
• give play    dar cobertura a un evento
• in play    en juego
• out of play    fuera de juego
• play about    divertirse, ser infiel o promiscuo
• play along    seguir la corriente
• play around    ser infiel o promiscuo, divertirse
• play at    jugar a, ocuparse en, ocuparse en algo con poco empeño
• play away    jugar de visitante (en oposición a locatario)
• play back    volver a poner (algo grabado), oír, escuchar (una cinta), reproducción
• play ball    cooperar
• play down    minimizar, dar poca importancia a
• play fast and loose    de poca confianza, no cumple sus obligaciones
• play for time    hacer tiempo
• play guns on    atacar, abrir fuego
• play hard to get    hacerse el/la difícil
• play havoc    causar enorme confusión y dificultades, hacer estragos en
• play hell    armar escándalo
• play into someone's hand    hacer el caldo gordo a alguien, hacerle el juego, facilitar algo a
• play it cool    no ponerse nervioso, tomárselo con calma
• play merry hell    tener mala influencia sobre, estropear, echar a perder, armar un buen escándalo
• play off    jugar un partido de desempate, oponer
• play on    explotar, aprovecharse de, disparar, seguir jugando o tocando
• play on words    usar retruécanos, hacer juego de palabras
• play one's ace    es tu oportunidad, jugársela entero
• play one's cards right    aprovechar las oportunidades
• play out    acabar, agotar, representar hasta el final, despedir con música, hacer tiempo (deporte)
• play safe    evitar riesgos, jugar sobre seguro
• play school    jardín de infantes
• play second fiddle    desempeñar un papel secundario
• play someone along    hacer esperar a alguien por una decisión, pretender estar de acuerdo con alguien
• play someone off against another    oponer gente para sacar provecho propio
• play someone out    cansar, agotar a alguien
• play something close to one's chest    no revelar las intenciones de uno, no soltar prenda
• play the field    evitar ataduras románticas o de otro tipo
• play the fool    hacer el tonto, hacer payasadas
• play the market    especular en acciones, jugar a la bolsa
• play to the gallery    ganar votos apelando al gusto popular
• play up    jugar con toda el alma, darse por entero, fastidiar, dar guerra, hinchar, exagerar
• play up to    congraciarse con, adular
• play upon    explotar, aprovecharse de, disparar, seguir jugando o tocando, tratar de provocar o usar un sentimiento
• play with fire    jugar con fuego
• played out    estar agotado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lek, spel, framförande, skådespel, spelrum
v. - leka, spela, uppträda, framföra, fladdra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
玩耍, 戏弄, 游戏, 玩弄, 演奏, 同...比赛, 放, 玩, 剧本, 游玩

idioms:

• come into play    开始活动
• give play    发挥
• play along    合作, 焦虑地等待
• play at    参加, 假装, 敷衍
• play back    重放, 倒带
• play ball    开始活动
• play down    降低, 减少, 贬低
• play fast and loose    处世轻率, 行为反复无常
• play for time    争取时间而拖延
• play guns on    向...接连开炮
• play hard to get    假装对...不感兴趣
• play havoc    对...造成破坏
• play hell    破坏, 损坏
• play into someone's hand    为某人利益而做
• play it by ear    临机应变
• play it cool    抑制住感情, 冷漠
• play off    使出丑, 把...假装
• play on    演奏, 发生影响
• play on words    双关语
• play one's ace    使出最后王牌, 使出最后手段
• play one's cards right    事情都处理好的
• play out    结束
• play safe    不冒险
• play school    幼儿园
• play second fiddle    处于次要地位
• play something close to one's chest    秘密的做某事
• play the field    在赛马中广下赌注, 在广大的领域中活动
• play the fool    干蠢事, 演滑稽角色
• play the market    投机
• play to the gallery    迎合低级趣味
• play up    加油, 开始奏乐, 使恼火
• play up to    谄媚
• play with fire    玩火
• played out    过时的, 精疲力尽的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 玩耍, 戲弄, 遊戲, 玩弄
v. tr. - 演奏, 同...比賽, 放, 玩
n. - 遊戲, 劇本, 遊玩

idioms:

• come into play    開始活動
• give play    發揮
• play along    合作, 焦慮地等待
• play at    參加, 假裝, 敷衍
• play back    重放, 倒帶
• play ball    開始活動
• play down    降低, 減少, 貶低
• play fast and loose    處世輕率, 行為反復無常
• play for time    爭取時間而拖延
• play guns on    向...接連開炮
• play hard to get    假裝對...不感興趣
• play havoc    對...造成破壞
• play hell    破壞, 損壞
• play into someone's hand    為某人利益而做
• play it by ear    臨機應變
• play it cool    抑制住感情, 冷漠
• play off    使出醜, 把...假裝
• play on    演奏, 發生影響
• play on words    雙關語
• play one's ace    使出最後王牌, 使出最後手段
• play one's cards right    事情都處理好的
• play out    結束
• play safe    不冒險
• play school    幼兒園
• play second fiddle    處於次要地位
• play something close to one's chest    秘密的做某事
• play the field    在賽馬中廣下賭注, 在廣大的領域中活動
• play the fool    幹蠢事, 演滑稽角色
• play the market    投機
• play to the gallery    迎合低級趣味
• play up    加油, 開始奏樂, 使惱火
• play up to    諂媚
• play with fire    玩火
• played out    過時的, 精疲力盡的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 놀다, 뛰어다니다, 연극을 하다
v. tr. - (게임,경기를) 하다, 연주하다
n. - 경기, 연극

idioms:

• come into play    ~의 결과가 나타나기 시작하다
• give play    ~을 자유롭게 활동 시키다
• play along    기다리게 하다, 애타게 하다
• play at    ~하고 놀다, ~을 장난 삼아 하다
• play back    (크리켓) 공을 되치다, (녹음 등을) 재생하다
• play down    경시하다
• play guns on    총을 발사하다
• play off    속이다, (나쁜 일을) 하다, 창피를 주다
• play on    이용하다, 자극하다
• play out    기진맥진 하다, 시대에 뒤지게 하다
• play up    강조하다, 분투하다
• play up to    ~을 지지하다, ~에게 아부하다
• played out    기진맥진 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遊び, 気晴らし, 劇, 戯曲, 試合ぶり, 番, 競技, 勝負事, 働き, 冗談
v. - する, 競技をする, 遊ぶ, …のまねをして遊ぶ, 演じる, 上演される, 演奏する, かける, ゆらゆらする, 出す
adj. - ボールが生きて

idioms:

• child's play    児戯, たかが知れたこと
• come into play    活動し始める, 役をつとめる
• play (merry) hell    ひどくかき乱す, 台無しにする
• play a lone hand    単独行動をとる
• play a part    役目を果たす, 役を演ずる, 芝居をする, 役をつとめる
• play along    調子を合わせる, じらす
• play at    する, …ごっこをして遊ぶ, 遊び半分でする
• play back    再生する
• play badminton    バドミントンをする
• play ball    ゲームを始める, 野球をする, 協力する
• play by ear    楽譜なしで奏する
• play down    軽く扱う, 宣伝しない, 調子を落とす
• play fair    正々堂々とやる
• play fast and loose    行動に定見がない, 無責任である, もてあそぶ
• play footsie    いちゃつく, こっそり情を通ずる
• play for time    時間を稼ぐ
• play God    神のようにふるまう, 全能たらんとする
• play guns on    銃火をあびせる
• play hard to get    お高くとまる
• play havoc    打ち壊す, 荒らす
• play havoc with    打ちこわす, 荒らす, 大混乱を引き起こす, 打ち壊す
• play hooky    学校をサボる
• play host to    迎える
• play into someone's hand    人を利するように行動する
• play it by ear    臨機応変にやる
• play it cool    冷静に行動する
• play it safe    危険を冒さない
• play off    偽る, 恥をかかせる
• play on    …に付けこむ, 影響する
• play on words    しゃれ
• play one's cards right    事をちゃんと処理する
• play out    最後まで演ずる, 使い切る
• play possum    眠ったふりをする, 知らないふりをする
• play safe    危険を冒さない
• play school    私設保育所
• play second fiddle    端役を務める
• play something close to one's chest    慎重にやる, 秘密にする
• play the field    手広くあさる
• play the fool    道化をする, ばかなまねをする
• play the market    投機をする, 株の投機をする, 相場をやる
• play to the gallery    大衆におもねる, スタンドプレーをする
• play truant    ずる休みする, 仕事をさぼる
• play up    重大視する, 宣伝する, 迷惑をかける, 不作法にふるまう, うまく動かない, 強調する
• play up to    助演する, 支持する, …にこびへつらう
• play with fire    火遊びをする, 危険なことをする
• play your ace    とっておきの手を使う
• played out    疲れはてた, すっからかんの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألعوبه, دور, مقامرة, تصرف (فعل) يسبب, يحدث, يمثل, يلعب, يطلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השתעשע, שיחק, העמיד פנים, הימר, נע בחופשיות, נגע קלות, התנהג, פלט (אור, מים וכו')‬
v. tr. - ‮שיחק ב-, הציג, ניגן, שיתף במשחק, כיוון, ירה, התיז, המחיז, ליווה בנגינה, שיתף פעולה‬
n. - ‮מחזה, משחק, שעשוע, ריצוד, תור (במשחק), הימור, חופש, רפיון, פעילות, תנועה מהירה‬

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