misemploy /mis-im-ploiˈ/

1. To employ wrongly or badly
2. To misuse

• play by ear
• play-by-play
• play cat-and-mouse with
• play catch-up
• play date
• play dates
• play-day
• play-days
• play-debt
• play-debts
• Play-Doh
• playdough
• play down
• play ducks and drakes
• played
• played-out
• player
• player piano
• players
• play fair
• play false
• play fast and loose
• playfellow
• playfellows
• play fine