intransitive. To engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than for a serious or practical purpose; to amuse or divert oneself; to…

intransitive. To make merry; to jest; to play on musical instruments.

intransitive. To amuse oneself; to play, sport, jest; (occasionally) to indulge in amorous or flirtatious play. Formerly also (occasionally) trans…

intransitive. To play, sport; occasionally in amorous or obscene sense; dialect to take a holiday from work; to be out of work. Also with about, away.

intransitive. To take comfort or consolation, recreation or enjoyment. Obsolete.

To play.

To act or speak sportively, make sport, amuse oneself; to toy, sport, play with, esp. in the way of amorous caresses; to flirt, wanton.

intransitive. To amuse or entertain oneself, esp. by outdoor exercise or activity; to play in a lively, energetic way. Also occasionally transitive…

To provide entertainment or diversion for a person. Chiefly with person as indirect object, or with for, †to.

intransitive (for reflexive) = 2.

A period considered with reference to one's personal experience, characterized as being enjoyable, unpleasant, etc.; an experience of a specified…

intransitive. To play, amuse oneself; to act or move in a playful manner; to frolic. Also with adverb, as in to toy about, to toy around, etc…

intransitive. To pass one's time pleasantly; to entertain or amuse oneself; to play. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of a person: to take or find recreation; to amuse oneself. Also in extended use, of inanimate objects. Now chiefly North American.

intransitive. To disport or amuse oneself; to make merry; ? to act in a masque or play. Obsolete.

intransitive. To enjoy oneself, to make merry. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To enjoy oneself, to take delight or pleasure (in something); to revel, luxuriate.

intransitive (for reflexive) = 6b. Obsolete. rare.

An aphorism quoted from Horace (Odes i. xi) affirming the need to make the most of the present time. Also attributive.

(intransitive) (a) to play the hobby-horse; (b) to move like a hobby-horse.

intransitive. Perhaps: to amuse oneself in a casual fashion.

Originally Australian and New Zealand. that'll (also that will) be the day: (originally) that will be a significant day to experience, a day worth…

intransitive. To behave in a playful or irresponsible manner; spec. to have a sexual relationship with, esp. casually or extramaritally.

intransitive. Esp. of young people: to spend one's leisure time in a pleasurable way, e.g. by dancing to popular music; to lie about or wander about…