Meaning of "play"

play •

n.
• • 1. fun, sport, action to amuse oneself: laro, paglalaro
  • 2. a turn, move or act in a game as in chess and the like: sulong, tira
  • 3. a story acted on the stage: dula, drama, palabas
  • 4. a performance on a musical instrument: tugtog, pagtugtog
  • 5. an action: gawa, kagagawan
  • 6. gambling: sugal, pagsusugal, huwego, paghuhuwego

v.
• • 1. to have fun, to do something in sport: maglaro, laruin
  • 2. to gamble: magsugal, isugal, maghuwego, ihuwego
  • 3. to take part in a game: sumali sa laro, makipaglaro
  • 4. to play against, to compete: lumaban, labanan (sa laro), makipagpaligsahan (sa laro)
  • 5. to make music on an instrument, to make, give forth music, to produce as music: tumugtog, tugtugin
  • 6. to act a part, to act the part of: gumanap ng papel, ganapin ang papel
  • 7. to act carelessly, to do foolish things with something: paglaruan, laruin
  • 8. to play on, to take advantage of; make use of: magsamantala, pagsamantalahan, samantalahin

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sports

n.
• • 1. a game, play: laro
  • 2. competitive play: palakasan, paligsahan
  • 3. fun, play, amusement: libangan, palilibang, paglalaro, aliwan

v.
• • to play: maglaro, laruin

act

n.
• • 1. an action: gawa
  • 2. doing or carrying out: akto, paggawa, pagsasagawa
  • 3. the act of a play or drama: yugto
  • 4. law, decree: batas

v.
• • 1. to do: kumilos
  • 2. to play the part of: gumanap (nang papel), ganapin (ang papel)
  • 3. to behave: kumilos, umanyo, mag-anyo
  • 4. to conduct ones self: mag-asal, umasal

enact

v.
• • 1. to make law: gumawa ng batas
  • 2. to act out, to play: gumanap, ganapin

akto

v.
• • Sp umakto (um-) to act, to perform as in a play, to behave. Umakto siyang baliw sa isang palabas. He took the role of a crazy person in a play.

recreation

n.
• • 1. play, amusement: aliwan, libangan, dibersiyon
  • 2. playing, taking amusement: pag-aaliw, paglilibang

tugtog

v.
• • tumugtog, tugtugin (-um:-in) to play music, to play on an instrument. Tumugtog ang banda ng mabilis na musika. The band played fast music. Tugtugin mo sa piyano ang 'Dahil sa Iyo'. Play 'Dahil sa Iyo' on the piano.