I. noun
1.
activity engaged in for amusement
children need periods of work and play
Synonyms: disport, diversion, fun, recreation, sport
Related Word: amusement, entertainment; frolic, gambol, romp; delectation, delight, enjoyment, pleasure
Contrasted words: business, duty, obligation; labor; drudgery
Antonyms: work
2.
Synonyms: fun 1, game, jest, joke, sport
Related Word: sportiveness
Antonyms: earnest
3.
Synonyms: trick 1, artifice, device, feint, gambit, gimmick, maneuver, ploy, stratagem, wile
4.
Synonyms: use 1, appliance, application, employment, operation, usance
5.
Synonyms: room 3, elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, scope
II. verb
1.
to engage in an activity for amusement or recreation
played outside for hours
Synonyms: disport, recreate, sport
Related Word: amuse, divert, engage, entertain; frolic, gambol, rollick, romp
Contrasted words: labor, toil, travail; drudge, fag, slave
Antonyms: work
2.
Synonyms: fiddle 1, fidget, trifle, twiddle
3.
Synonyms: treat 2, deal (with), handle, serve, take, use
4.
Synonyms: manipulate 2, beguile, exploit, finesse, jockey, maneuver
5.
Synonyms: act 1, discourse, do, enact, impersonate, perform, personate, playact
6.
Synonyms: gamble 1, bet, game, lay, put (on), set, stake, wager