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How is the word 'play' defined?

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Play has several meanings both as noun and a verb. It can mean:

  • A priod of spontaneous activity (noun)
  • An accumulation of oil or gas (noun)
  • To participate in spontaneous amusement (verb)
  • A drama presented as a theatrical production (noun)
  • To act as a character in a drama (verb)
  • To produce music from an instrument (verb)
  • To cheat or swindle (verb)
  • To participate in a game of cards or similar (verb)
  • To land a fish after the initial hooking of the fish (verb)
  • To pass or continue to a conclusion usually with "out" (verb)
  • To tire usually in past tense with out (verb)



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Play is natural, spontaneous activity with no practical purpose or material necessity that gives pleasure.

And yet cat's play with their food.

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