meet (v)
encounter (v)
play#2 (v)
take on#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 33
def contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
examples Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Verb Group play; play; play; play
Entailment compete, vie, contend
Derivationally related form play → play
Derivationally related form play → playing
Derivationally related form encounter → encounter
Derivationally related form meet → meet
Hyponym confront, face; replay
Incoming links
Derivationally related form playing → play
Derivationally related form encounter → encounter
Derivationally related form meet → meet
Derivationally related form play → play
Verb Group play; play; play; play
Hypernym confront, face; replay

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