0 past simple and past participle of play
1 When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity:
3 to perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film, etc.:
4 to perform music on an instrument or instruments:
6 to risk money, especially on the results of races or business deals, hoping to win more money:
I'm not playing with him, he's not nice to me!
Erik needed a good wash after playing in the garden all day.
I asked Sophie if she wanted to come round and play with Isabel.
I usually play football with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays.