Definition of played

"played" in the verb sense

1. play

participate in games or sport

"We played hockey all afternoon"

"play cards"

"Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

2. play

act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

"This factor played only a minor part in his decision"

"This development played into her hands"

"I played no role in your dismissal"

3. play

play on an instrument

"The band played all night long"

4. act, play, represent

play a role or part

"Gielgud played Hamlet"

"She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"

"She played the servant to her husband's master"

5. play

be at play be engaged in playful activity amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

"The kids were playing outside all day"

"I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

6. play, spiel

replay (as a melody

"Play it again, Sam"

"She played the third movement very beautifully"

7. play

perform music on (a musical instrument

"He plays the flute"

"Can you play on this old recorder?"

8. act, play, act as

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

"He acted the idiot"

"She plays deaf when the news are bad"

9. play

move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

"The spotlights played on the politicians"

10. play

bet or wager (money

"He played $20 on the new horse"

"She plays the races"

11. play, recreate

engage in recreational activities rather than work occupy oneself in a diversion

"On weekends I play"

"The students all recreate alike"

12. play

pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

"Let's play like I am mommy"

"Play cowboy and Indians"

13. play

emit recorded sound

"The tape was playing for hours"

"the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"

14. play

perform on a certain location

"The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"

"She has been playing on Broadway for years"

15. play

put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

"He is playing his cards close to his chest"

"The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"

16. play, toy

engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

"They played games on their opponents"

"play the stock market"

"play with her feelings"

"toy with an idea"

17. play

behave in a certain way

"play safe"

"play it safe"

"play fair"

18. play, run

cause to emit recorded audio or video

"They ran the tapes over and over again"

"I'll play you my favorite record"

"He never tires of playing that video"

19. toy, fiddle, diddle, play

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

"She played nervously with her wedding ring"

"Don't fiddle with the screws"

"He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

20. play

use to one's advantage

"She plays on her clients' emotions"

21. dally, trifle, play

consider not very seriously

"He is trifling with her"

"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

22. play

be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

"This speech didn't play well with the American public"

"His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

23. dally, toy, play, flirt

behave carelessly or indifferently

"Play about with a young girl's affection"

24. play

cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

"The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

25. act, play, roleplay, playact

perform on a stage or theater

"She acts in this play"

"He acted in `Julius Caesar'"

"I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

26. play

be performed or presented for public viewing

"What's playing in the local movie theater?"

"`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"

27. bring, work, play, wreak, make for

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

"I cannot work a miracle"

"wreak havoc"

"bring comments"

"play a joke"

"The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

28. play

discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

"play water from a hose"

"The fountains played all day"

29. play

make bets

"Play the races"

"play the casinos in Trouville"

30. bet, wager, play

stake on the outcome of an issue

"I bet $100 on that new horse"

"She played all her money on the dark horse"

31. play

shoot or hit in a particular manner

"She played a good backhand last night"

32. play

use or move

"I had to play my queen"

33. play

employ in a game or in a specific position

"They played him on first base"

34. meet, encounter, play, take on

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"

"Charlie likes to play Mary"

35. play

exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

"play a hooked fish"

"played" in the adjective sense

1. played

of games) engaged in

"the loosely played game"

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Quotations for played

Her pretty feet, like snails, did creep
A little out, and then,
As if they played at bo-peep,
Did soon draw in again. [ Robert Herrick ]

He hath played a wily trick and beguiled himself. [ Proverb ]

Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon. [ Bovee ]

With every change his features played, as aspens show the light and shade. [ Sir Walter Scott ]

Poplars and alders ever quivering played, and nodding cypress formed a fragrant shade. [ Pope ]

Milton almost requires a solemn service of music to be played before you enter upon him. But he brings his music, to which who listen had need bring docile thoughts and purged ears. [ Lamb ]

Year by year, more and more of the world gets disenchanted. Even the icy privacy of the arctic and antarctic circles is invaded. We have played Jack Horner with our earth, till there is never a plum left in it. [ Lowell ]

So we fall asleep in Jesus. We have played long enough at the games of life, and at last we feel the approach of death. We are tired out and we lay our heads back on the bosom of Christ, and quietly fall asleep. [ H. W. Beecher ]

played in Scrabble®

The word played is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

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The word played is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

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