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play on

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  1. play onverb

    of a batsman, to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled

  2. play onverb

    to let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of play on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of play on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of play on in a Sentence

  1. Top Chef alum Marcel Vigneron:

    I made my own pastrami and served it with baby corn, it’s a play on words. Corned beef ... get it?

  2. Jamie Smith:

    If this has offended anyone that wasn't our intention, it was just a good play on words.

  3. Matt Sharp:

    What we support is making sure that women’s sports are reserved for females, while still allowing every student the opportunity to play on men’s teams or coed teams.

  4. Ida Pouadjeu:

    I've seen Gaelle (Enganamouit) play on TV. I've never missed one of her matches. She plays so well, I want to be like her.

  5. Colin Kaepernick:

    He definitely has the ability to play on somebody's roster -- like, right now, like, a couple of the guys that were in the session that were on NFL teams were saying that his arm is just as strong as guys' that we got on our roster right now and can play.

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