play

To set (other people) against one another: to induce competition between them, especially in a covert way so that they do not realize the degree to which they have been played (manipulated).

Contrary to the flow of the game.

Something particularly easy or simple.

To go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; to get lost.

A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.

A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.

To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.

To portray a character in a performance.

To trifle with or be frivolous concerning.

To use all one's resources.

To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.

To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.

To pretend to be a different person while playing a game.

To be sexually unfaithful out of one's home

To replay a recording.

An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball or softball.

To hustle (play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one).

To play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score.

As a risky test of courage, to drive two vehicles directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first.

To act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.