play

Strongest matches

comedy, drama, hit, musical, opera, performance, show

Strong matches

entertainment, farce, flop, mask, potboiler, smash, theatrical, tragedy, turkey

Weak matches

curtain-raiser, one-act, smash hit, stage show

Strongest matches

game, match, sport

Strong matches

caper, dalliance, delight, disport, diversion, foolery, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, gaming, happiness, humor, jest, joking, lark, pastime, pleasure, prank, recreation, relaxation, romp, sportiveness, teasing

Strongest match

action

Strong matches

activity, exercise, give, leeway, margin, motion, movement, operation, room, scope, space, sweep, swing

Weak match

elbowroom

Strongest match

dance

Strong matches

caper, carouse, cavort, clown, dally, disport, divert, frisk, frolic, gambol, joke, jump, kibitz, recreate, rejoice, revel, romp, skip, sport, toy, trifle

Weak matches

amuse oneself, be life of party, carry on, cut capers, cut up, entertain oneself, fool around, go on a spree, horse around, idle away, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around, show off

Strongest match

participate

Strong matches

challenge, contend, contest, disport, rival, sport, vie

Weak matches

be on a team, engage in, take on, take part

Strongest matches

do, perform, portray, present

Strong matches

discourse, enact, execute, ham, impersonate, personate, playact, represent

Weak matches

act the part of, ham it up, lay an egg, play a gig, read a part, take the role of, tread the boards

Strongest matches

game, put, set, take

Strong matches

bet, chance, exploit, finesse, hazard, jockey, maneuver, manipulate, speculate, stake, wager

Weak match

lay money on

Strongest matches

perform, work

Strong matches

blow, bow, drum, execute, fiddle, fidget, finger, operate, pedal, render, tickle