Usually means: Engage in activity for fun.
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  1. play with: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. play with: Merriam-Webster
  3. play with: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. play with: Collins English Dictionary
  5. play with: Wiktionary
  6. play with, play with (oneself): Dictionary.com
  7. play with, play with (oneself): TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. play with: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (play with)

verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with.
verb:  (transitive) To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
verb:  (transitive) To trick.
verb:  (transitive) To sexually stimulate (a person or a person's erogenous zone).

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