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::e. to make play.

::e. to make play.

:::(a) To act effectively, produce an effect; to hasten or hurry on, make good progress; spec. (Horse Racing and Hunting) to exercise pursuers or followers.

:::(a) To act effectively, produce an effect; to hasten or hurry on, make good progress; spec. (Horse Racing and Hunting) to exercise pursuers or followers.

;:::(b) To keep an adversary engaged. Cf. sense 3b. Obs.

:::(b) To keep an adversary engaged. Cf. sense 3b. Obs.

:::(c) to make (great) play with (also of): to use (an idea, circumstance, etc.) freely and with a view to advantage; to make much of, exploit.

:::(c) to make (great) play with (also of): to use (an idea, circumstance, etc.) freely and with a view to advantage; to make much of, exploit.

::f. at play: (of a process or factor) in effect, action, or operation; at work.

::f. at play: (of a process or factor) in effect, action, or operation; at work.