What does play on mean?
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play on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word play on.
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play onverb
of a batsman, to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of play on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of play on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of play on in a Sentence
We don’t want, I think, a president or any person in a position of leadership to play on those kinds of fears.
By actively opposing state laws that protect women's sports and repeatedly assuring activists that he will always have their back, the President ignores the rights of female athletes. Male athletes should not play on women’s teams and compete against female athletes.
Housebuilders were weak on expectations of a quicker rate hike. Now, these are being bought again as a play on rates staying low for longer, we think concerns regarding rate rises and the likely impact on the sector have been overplayed.
While Ford Field could have hosted the game on Sunday, in order to give the Bills as much practice time as possible under the circumstances, the decision to play on Monday night was made.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
It has been a transparent strategy on the part of Republicans to play on people’s anxieties, to target religious minorities to advance their political ambition.
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