Noun

1. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
2. A theatrical performance of a drama
3. A preset plan of action in team sports
4. A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
5. A state in which action is feasible
6. Utilization or exercise
7. An attempt to get something
8. Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
9. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
10. The removal of constraints
11. A weak and tremulous light
12. Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
13. Movement or space for movement
14. Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
15. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
16. The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
17. The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

Verb

1. Participate in games or sport
2. Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
3. Play on an instrument
4. Play a role or part
5. Be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
6. Replay (as a melody)
7. Perform music on (a musical instrument)
8. Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
9. Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
10. Bet or wager (money)
11. Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
12. Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
13. Emit recorded sound
14. Perform on a certain location
15. Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
16. Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
17. Behave in a certain way
18. Cause to emit recorded audio or video
19. Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
20. Use to one's advantage
21. Consider not very seriously
22. Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
23. Behave carelessly or indifferently
24. Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
25. Perform on a stage or theater
26. Be performed or presented for public viewing
27. Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
28. Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
29. Make bets
30. Stake on the outcome of an issue
31. Shoot or hit in a particular manner
32. Use or move
33. Employ in a game or in a specific position
34. Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
35. Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line