Play a role Crossword Clue

(noun)

1. something that people do or cause to happen
2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
3. a short performance that is part of a longer program
4. a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
5. a manifestation of insincerity

(verb)

1. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
3. discharge one's duties
4. play a role or part
5. perform on a stage or theater
6. behave unnaturally or affectedly
7. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
8. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
9. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
10. be suitable for theatrical performance

(noun)

1. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
2. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
3. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
4. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
5. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
6. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
7. a preset plan of action in team sports
8. an attempt to get something
9. utilization or exercise
10. movement or space for movement
11. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
12. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
13. a theatrical performance of a drama
14. a weak and tremulous light
15. the removal of constraints
16. a state in which action is feasible
17. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

(verb)

1. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
3. exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
4. consider not very seriously
5. participate in games or sport
6. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
7. employ in a game or in a specific position
8. use or move
9. shoot or hit in a particular manner
10. bet or wager (money)
11. put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
12. stake on the outcome of an issue
13. make bets
14. use to one's advantage
15. discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
16. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
17. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
18. perform on a certain location
19. be performed or presented for public viewing
20. cause to emit recorded audio or video
21. emit recorded sound
22. play a role or part
23. perform on a stage or theater
24. pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
25. replay (as a melody)
26. play on an instrument
27. perform music on (a musical instrument)
28. move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
29. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
30. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
31. engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
32. be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
33. behave carelessly or indifferently
34. behave in a certain way
35. be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way