play

Entry Definition
s/he plays (game, dice, cards, football); (candidate) s/he runs for office; s/he competes
they play game with each other
s/he is back from having played game; s/he is back from having run for office (e.g., in another community), is back from having competed
s/he is back from playing
(baseball) they play extra inning(s)
s/he plays it full blast, turns it up as loud as possible (radio, etc.)
s/he regularly plays there
s/he turns it up, plays it louder (radio, music, etc.)
s/he played, can play (game); s/he ran for office, can run for office
they played game, can play game (with each other)
s/he played, can play
s/he plays the drum, s/he drums
s/he wants to play, is going to play (game); s/he wants to run for office, is going to run for office
s/he wants to play it, is going to play it (radio, etc.)
s/he wants to play, is going to play
s/he rakes or mounds up dirt or gravel; s/he scoops sugar or flour, etc.; (child) s/he plays in the dirt
s/he plays stringed instrument (guitar, violin, harp, piano, etc.); s/he plays music, plays radio
s/he plays thus
s/he gambles, plays for money, bets money
they play against each other to win money
(radio, record) it stops playing; (song) it is over; the sound has stopped
s/he holds h/ in different ways; s/he fiddles or plays with h/
s/he holds it in different ways; s/he fiddles or plays with it
s/he plays many pranks or tricks on h/
s/he is heard playing stringed instrument, is heard playing radio (but is not seen)