reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating | engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously |
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging | pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind |
progress by being changed | exhaust by allowing to pull on the line |
change from one state to another | consider not very seriously |
become undone | participate in games or sport |
cause to perform | bet or wager (money) |
compete in a race | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle |
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) | put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game |
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position | make bets |
perform as expected when applied | stake on the outcome of an issue |
pass over, across, or through | shoot or hit in a particular manner |
be operating, running or functioning | employ in a game or in a specific position |
conduct to completion | use or move |
cause to emit recorded audio or video | use to one's advantage |
include as the content; broadcast or publicize | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination |
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time | discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream |
move along, of liquids | replay (as a melody) |
keep company | perform music on (a musical instrument) |
sail before the wind | play a role or part |
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | perform on a certain location |
cover by running; run a certain distance | be performed or presented for public viewing |
run with the ball; in such sports as football | cause to emit recorded audio or video |
be diffused | pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity |
travel a route regularly | perform on a stage or theater |
cause an animal to move fast | emit recorded sound |
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way | play on an instrument |
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence |
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor | move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly |
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space |
make without a miss | engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion |
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. | behave in a certain way |
set animals loose to graze | be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children |
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome |
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined | behave carelessly or indifferently |
be affected by; be subjected to | be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way |
continue to exist | |
have a particular form | |
extend or continue for a certain period of time | |
occur persistently | |
change or be different within limits | |
cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |