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ALL meanings of well-played

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  • noun well-played a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 1
  • noun well-played a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 1
  • noun well-played exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 1
  • noun well-played fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said it merely in play. 1
  • noun well-played a pun. 1
  • noun well-played the playing, action, or conduct of a game: The pitcher was replaced in the fourth inning of play. 1
  • noun well-played the manner or style of playing or of doing something: We admired his fine play throughout the game. 1
  • noun well-played an act or instance of playing or of doing something: a stupid play that cost us the match. 1
  • noun well-played one's turn to play: Whose play is it? 1
  • noun well-played a playing for stakes; gambling. 1
  • noun well-played an attempt to accomplish something, often in a manner showing craft or calculation; maneuver: They tried to buy up the stock in a takeover play. 1
  • noun well-played an enterprise or venture; deal: an oil and drilling play. 1
  • noun well-played action, conduct, or dealing of a specified kind: fair play; foul play. 1
  • noun well-played action, activity, or operation: the play of fancy. 1
  • noun well-played brisk, light, or changing movement or action: a fountain with a leaping play of water. 1
  • noun well-played elusive change or movement, as of light or colors: the play of a searchlight against the night sky. 1
  • noun well-played a space in which something, as a part of a mechanism, can move. 1
  • noun well-played freedom of movement within a space, as of a part of a mechanism. 1
  • noun well-played freedom for action, or scope for activity: full play of the mind. 1
  • noun well-played attention in the press or other media; coverage; dissemination as news: The birth of the panda got a big play in the papers. 1
  • noun well-played an act or instance of being broadcast: The governor's speech got two plays on our local station. 1
  • verb with object well-played to act the part of (a person or character) in a dramatic performance; portray: to play Lady Macbeth. 1
  • verb with object well-played to perform (a drama, pantomime, etc.) on or as if on the stage. 1
  • verb with object well-played to act or sustain (a part) in a dramatic performance or in real life: to play the role of benefactor. 1
  • verb with object well-played to act the part or character of in real life: to play the fool; to play God. 1
  • verb with object well-played to give performances in, as a theatrical company does: to play the larger cities. 1
  • verb with object well-played to engage in (a game, pastime, etc.). 1
  • verb with object well-played to contend against in a game. 1
  • verb with object well-played to function or perform as (a specified player) in a game or competition: He usually plays left end. 1
  • verb with object well-played to employ (a piece of equipment, a player, etc.) in a game: I played my highest card. 1
  • verb with object well-played to use as if in playing a game, as for one's own advantage: He played his brothers against each other. 1
  • verb with object well-played to stake or wager, as in a game. 1
  • verb with object well-played to lay a wager or wagers on (something). 1
  • verb with object well-played to represent or imitate, as for recreation or in jest: to play cowboys and Indians. 1
  • verb with object well-played to perform on (a musical instrument). 1
  • verb with object well-played to perform (music) on an instrument. 1
  • verb with object well-played to cause (a phonograph, radio, recording, etc.) to produce sound or pictures: to play a tape; to play the radio. 1
  • verb with object well-played to do or perform: You shouldn't play tricks. Compromise plays an important part in marriage. 1
  • verb with object well-played to carry or put into operation; act upon: to play a hunch. 1
  • verb with object well-played to cause to move or change lightly or quickly: to play colored lights on a fountain. 1
  • verb with object well-played to operate or cause to operate, especially continuously or with repeated action: to play a hose on a fire. 1
  • verb with object well-played to allow (a hooked fish) to exhaust itself by pulling on the line. 1
  • verb with object well-played to display or feature (a news story, photograph, etc.), especially prominently: Play the flood photos on page one. 1
  • verb with object well-played to exploit or trade in (an investment, business opportunity, stock, etc.). 1
  • verb without object well-played to exercise or employ oneself in diversion, amusement, or recreation. 1
  • verb without object well-played to do something in sport that is not to be taken seriously. 1
  • verb without object well-played to amuse oneself; toy; trifle (often followed by with). 1
  • verb without object well-played to take part or engage in a game. 1
  • verb without object well-played to take part in a game for stakes; gamble. 1
  • verb without object well-played to conduct oneself or act in a specified way: to play fair. 1
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