Play vs Cut - What's the difference?
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(lb) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
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*2001 , Annabelle Sabloff, Reordering the Natural World , Univ. of Toronto Press, p.83:
*:A youngstergo on vacation, play in the same way that he did with his friends, and so on.
*2003 , Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (eds.), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth , Cambridge Univ. Press, p.52:
*:We had to play for an hour, so that meant that we didn't have time to play and joke around.
(lb) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
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#(lb) To compete against, in a game.
#*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=November 12, work=BBC Sport
, title= (label) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
*1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , II.iv:
*:Her proper face / I not descerned in that darkesome shade, / But weend it was my loue, with whom he playd .
(lb) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
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, title= To produce music or theatre.
# To produce music.
#*2007 , Dan Erlewine, Guitar Player Repair Guide (ISBN 0879309210), page 220:
#*:If your guitar plays well on fretted strings but annoys you on the open ones, the nut's probably worn out.
# To produce music using a musical instrument.
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# To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
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# To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
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# to be shown.
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# To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
#*2008 , My Life: From Normandy to Hockeytown (ISBN 0966412087), p.30:
#*:I got a hold of Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong's agent and I explained to him on the phone that, "I know you're playing' London on Wednesday night. Why don't you come and ' play the Arena in Windsor on Saturday night?"
#(lb) To act or perform (a play).
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(lb) To behave in a particular way.
#(lb) Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
#*(rfdate) Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
#*:Thou canst play the rational if thou wilt.
#*1985 , Sharon S. Brehm, Intimate Relationships :
#*:Playing hard to get is not the same as slamming the door in someone's face.
#*1996 , Michael P. Malone, James J Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest :
#*:Now, surveying his final link, he had the nice advantage of being able to play coy with established port cities that desperately wanted his proven railroad.
#*2003 , John U. Ogbu, Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement , p.194:
#*:Instead, they played dumb, remained silent, and did their classwork.
#(lb) To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
#*(rfdate) Sir (1628–1699):
#*:Men are apt to play with their healths.
#(lb) To act; to behave; to practice deception.
#*(rfdate) (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616):
#*:His mother played false with a smith.
#(lb) To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
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#*(rfdate) (John Milton) (1608-1674):
#*:Nature here / Wantoned as in her prime, and played at will / Her virgin fancies.
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#*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
(lb) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
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*(rfdate) (1671-1743):
*:The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs play .
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*:The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it.
(lb) To move gaily; to disport.
*(rfdate) (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616):
*:even as the waving sedges play with wind
*(rfdate) (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719):
*:The setting sun / Plays on their shining arms and burnished helmets.
*(rfdate) (Alexander Pope) (1688-1744):
*:All fame is foreign but of true desert, / Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart.
(lb) To put in action or motion.
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(lb) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
* Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
(uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
(uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting."
The conduct, or course of a game.
(countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
(countable) (turn-based games ) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
(countable) A major move by a business.
(countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
(uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
(uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
* 1996 , Sabrina P Ramet, Gender reversals and gender cultures
* 1996 , "toptigger", (on Internet newsgroup alt.personals.spanking.punishment )
* 2013 , Rachel Kramer Bussel, Best Bondage Erotica 2014
* 2014 , Jiri T. Servant, Facts About Bondage - Bondage Guide For Beginners
(countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
(participial adjective) Having been cut .
Reduced.
(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
(rfc-sense) (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
* 1988', Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", '''' ' 47 (6): 28-34.
* 2010', Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", ''Reps!'' ' 17 :106
(informal) Circumcised.
(Australia, NZ, slang) Emotionally hurt.
Eliminated from consideration during a recruitment drive.
Removed from a team roster.
(NZ) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
An opening resulting from cutting.
The act of cutting.
The result of cutting.
A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
* Knolles
A share or portion.
(cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
* Shakespeare
A slab, especially of meat.
(fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
* Washington Irving
A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
(archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
A haircut.
(graph theory) the partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups
A string of railway cars coupled together.
An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
(obsolete) A common workhorse; a gelding.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
(slang, dated) The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
A skein of yarn.
To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
#To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
#*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
#*:You must cut this flesh from off his breast.
#To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
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#*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
#*:Before the whistling winds the vessels fly, / With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.
#To form or shape by cutting.
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#*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
#*:Why should a man, whose blood is warm within, / Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?
#*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
#*:loopholes cut through thickest shade
#To wound with a knife.
#*1990 , (Stephen Dobyns), The house on Alexandrine
#*:We don't want your money no more. We just going to cut you.
#To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
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#*:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
#To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
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#*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
#*:The man was cut to the heart.
#To castrate or geld.
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#To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
(lb) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
*1858 , , (The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table)'', ''The Deacon's Masterpiece , in Chapter XI:
*:The panels of white-wood that cuts like cheese, / But lasts like iron for things like these;
To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
#To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
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#To reduce, especially intentionally.
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, title= #To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
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#* (1789-1842)
#*:An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity.
#To ignore as a social snub.
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To cease recording activities.
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To remove and place in memory for later use.
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(lb) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
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(lb) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
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, title= To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it. (rfex)
(lb) To change direction suddenly.
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To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
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To write.
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To dilute a liquid, usually alcohol.
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(lb) To exhibit (a quality).
*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 25, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC
, title= (lb) To stop or disengage.
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As verbs the difference between play and cut
is that play is (lb) to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment while cut is to beat it; to take a hike; to get lost.As nouns the difference between play and cut
is that play is activity for amusement only, especially among the young while cut is vial.As an interjection cut is
beat it]]!; take a hike!; [[get lost|get lost!.play
English
Verb
(en verb)International friendly: England 1-0 Spain, passage=England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.}}
Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}
Noun
- She was fond of all boys' plays , and greatly preferred cricket
- We saw a two-act play in the theatre.
- No wonder the fanbelt is slipping: there’s too much play in it.
- Too much play in a steering wheel may be dangerous.
- The rarity of male domination in fantasy play is readily explained.
- Palm Springs M seeks sane F 4 safe bdsm play
- There were none of the usual restrictions on public nudity or sexual interaction in the club environment. Still, the night was young, and as he'd made his way to the bar to order Mistress Ramona a gin and tonic, he'd seen little in the way of play .
- This type of play allows some people to relax and enjoy being given pleasure without having to think about giving pleasure back at the same time.
Synonyms
* (literary composition) drama * See alsoDerived terms
* airplay * all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy * at play * bloodplay * child's play * close of play * double play * downplay * fair play * fireplay * force play * foreplay * foul play * grandstand play * learn to play * long play * nativity play * mystery play * outdoor play * passion play * pissplay * playact/play-act * play about * play along * play around * play back * play ball * playbill * playboy * play by ear * play by play, play-by-play * play date, playdate * play dead * play doctor * playdough * play down * play dumb * player * play fair * play fast and loose * play fight/play-fight/playfight * play for love * playful * play games * playground * play hardball * play hard to get * play hob with * play hooky * play house * playhouse * play in * play it by ear * play it safe * play lunch * playmate * play money * playoff/play-off/play off * play Old Harry * play on * play one against another * play one's cards right * play on words * playout/play out * playpen * play possum * playroom * playschool * play second fiddle * play silly buggers * play someone like a fiddle * playsuit * play the angles * play the devil * play the field * play the fool * play the hand one is dealt * play the ponies * play the race card * play the same tape * play the white man * plaything * playtime * play to the gallery * play to win * play truant * play up * play upon * playwear * play with * play with fire * play with oneself * playwright * plug-and-play * power play * quad play * radio play * rain stopped play * roleplay/role play/role-play * screen play/screenplay * shadow play * squeeze play * triple play * turnabout is fair play * two can play that game * war play * when the cat's away the mice will play * word play/wordplaySee also
(wikipedia play) * outdoorStatistics
* 1000 English basic words ----cut
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.
- Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
- Or how 'bout Shane DiMora? Could he possibly get rip-roaring cut this time around?
- That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut , ripped midsection.
Synonyms
* snitheDerived terms
* cut and dried * mad as a cut snake,Noun
(en noun)- Look at this cut on my finger!
- He made a fine cut with his sword.
- a smooth or clear cut
- a cut for a railroad
- This great cut or ditch Secostris purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper.
- The lawyer took a cut of the profits.
- The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
- I like the cut of that suit.
- with eyes severe and beard of formal cut
- That’s our finest cut of meat.
- Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.
- The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
- a book illustrated with fine cuts
- He'll buy me a cut , forth for to ride.
- (Wright)
Derived terms
* a cut above * a cut below * boot cut * bowl cut * brush cut * budget cut * crew cut * cut of one's jib * cut-set * direct cut * director's cut * final cut/make the final cut * fine cut * French cut * jump cut/jump-cut * line cut * make the cut * maximum cut * minimum cut * pay cut * power cut * price cut * princess cut * rose cut * shaggy cut * shortcut * s-t cut * tax cut *Verb
Money just makes the rich suffer, passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax.
Manchester City 4 Leicester City 2, passage=Leicester's response was swift although the referee, Mark Halsey, was generous in the extreme when he awarded the penalty from which Paul Gallagher made it 1-1. Neither Joleon Lescott nor Vieira appeared to make any contact with Dyer as he cut between them.}}
John Vidal
Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas, passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.}}
Arsenal 3-0 Ipswich (agg. 3-1), passage=Arsenal were starting to work up a head of steam and Tractor Boys boss Paul Jewell cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the touchline.}}