- down·play
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
down|play — «DOWN PLAY», transitive verb. to understate; play down: »The incredible political pressures…caused him to neglect or at least downplay the importance of his judicial duties (R. Stevens) … Useful english dictionary
play — ► VERB 1) engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. 2) take part in (a sport or contest). 3) compete against. 4) take a specified position in a sports team. 5) represent (a character) in a… … English terms dictionary
play|down — «PLAY DOWN», noun. (in Canada) a play off … Useful english dictionary
Down (Stone Temple Pilots song) — Down Single by Stone Temple Pilots from the album No. 4 B side … Wikipedia
Down (gridiron football) — First Down redirects here. For the Prison Break episode, see First Down (Prison Break episode). A down marker showing first down along the sideline of a collegiate game A down is a period in which a play transpires in American and Canadian… … Wikipedia
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — ▪ I. play play 1 [pleɪ] verb [transitive] 1. play the market( s) FINANCE if you play the market, you buy and sell shares on the stockmarket, especially to make a quick profit rather than as an investment for the future: • Unless you can afford to … Financial and business terms
play — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a part, act as, act as foil, act out, act up, acting, action, actions, activism, activity, ad lib, affect, agree, air … Moby Thesaurus
play — [[t]ple͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ plays, playing, played 1) VERB When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games. ...invite the children round to play... They played in the little … English dictionary
play */*/*/ — I UK [pleɪ] / US verb Word forms play : present tense I/you/we/they play he/she/it plays present participle playing past tense played past participle played 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take part in a sport or game The children were playing… … English dictionary