engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | cause to localize at one point |
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | shrink |
exhaust by allowing to pull on the line | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching |
consider not very seriously | remove the entrails of |
participate in games or sport | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die |
bet or wager (money) | bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition |
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | steep; pass through a strainer |
put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game | make, formulate, or derive in the mind |
make bets | select or take in from a given group or region |
stake on the outcome of an issue | give a description of |
shoot or hit in a particular manner | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. |
employ in a game or in a specific position | choose at random |
use or move | suck in or take (air) |
use to one's advantage | make a mark or lines on a surface |
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something |
discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream | cause to move by pulling |
replay (as a melody) | take in, also metaphorically |
perform music on (a musical instrument) | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
play a role or part | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) |
perform on a certain location | pass over, across, or through |
be performed or presented for public viewing | thread on or as if on a string |
cause to emit recorded audio or video | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface |
pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher |
perform on a stage or theater | engage in drawing |
emit recorded sound | write a legal document or paper |
play on an instrument | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. |
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | take liquid out of a container or well |
move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space | move or go steadily or gradually |
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion | to obtain a liquid from somewhere |
behave in a certain way | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense |
be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children | get or derive |
act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
behave carelessly or indifferently | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him |
be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way | allow a draft |
| require a specified depth for floating |