Definitions from Wiktionary (play on)
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To impinge upon in a recurring or nagging way.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To frequently allude to or return to as a theme.
▸ verb: (cricket, of a batsman) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled
▸ verb: (sports) 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.
▸ verb: (sports such as soccer) To cause (an opposing player) to be onside rather than offside due to one's position on the field of play.
▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, on.
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▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To exploit (a potential weakness or vulnerability) by exacerbating.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To exploit (a double meaning, similarity in sound, etc.) for humorous or creative effect.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To impinge upon in a recurring or nagging way.
▸ verb: (also 'play upon') To frequently allude to or return to as a theme.
▸ verb: (cricket, of a batsman) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled
▸ verb: (sports) 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.
▸ verb: (sports such as soccer) To cause (an opposing player) to be onside rather than offside due to one's position on the field of play.
▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, on.
Similar:
play,
play with,
pay to play,
play tricks,
push on,
come on,
hit on,
sleep on,
act out,
have it going on,
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Adjectives:
flat out,
stay at home,
next level,
cut down,
red-faced,
frontside,
each way,
every second,
caught stealing,
up in the air,
all the same
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