To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
To move to and fro.
To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
To compete against, in a game.
To act; to behave; to practice deception.
To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
To produce music using a musical instrument.
To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
(in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
To gamble.
To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
To produce music.
To act or perform (a play).
To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
To put in action or motion.
To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
An individual's performance in a sport or game.
A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
The conduct, or course, of a game.
A short sequence of action within a game.
An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
A theatrical performance featuring actors.
To move by hopping on alternate feet.
To cause the stylus to jump back to the previous loop of the record's groove, continously repeating that part of the sound, as a result of excessive scratching or wear.
To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch.
To place an item in a skip (etymology 2, sense 1).
To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.
To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
To have insufficient ink transfer.
To leap about lightly.
Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).
To jump rope.
To leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner.
To leap lightly over.
A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).
A college servant.
A skip car.
The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.
A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.
The scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him.
The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
A skep, or basket, such as a creel or a handbasket.
A person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found.
A charge of syrup in the pans.
A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
skywave propagation
The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.
The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary.
A beehive.
A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.