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Play On
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What does Play On mean?
verb
- To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
- To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect.
- To impinge upon in a recurring or nagging way.
More meanings (5)
verb
- To frequently allude to or return to as a theme.
- to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled
- To let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.
- To cause (an opposing player) to be onside rather than offside due to one's position on the field of play.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, on.
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For a young woman to play on one in her dreams, denotes that she will be honored and receive lavish gifts.
Now all he needs is a racquet and balls, and he may play on a public court in his own city.
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Neither am I partial to libellous Angels, who play on fiddles and bassoons, for the edification of sprawling monks apparently in liquor.
When a child, Gauss used to play on the bank of the canal, and falling in one day he was nearly drowned.