Difference between Play and Dally

What is the difference between Play and Dally?

Play as a noun is activity for amusement only, especially among the young. while Dally as a noun is several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Play

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. The conduct, or course of a game. An individual's performance in a sport or game. (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play. A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue. A theatrical performance featuring actors. A major move by a business. A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources. The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely. Sexual role-playing (as in , , ).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation. To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex. To play a sport. To produce music using a musical instrument. To act in a performance as the indicated role. To participate in the game indicated. To produce music on the indicated musical instrument. To produce music, the indicated song or style, with a musical instrument. To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording. Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being. In a game or game-like setting, to maintain a posture of being.

Example sentence: If music be the food of love, play on.

Dally

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To waste time in voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to trifle.To interchange caresses, especially of a sexual nature; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport (cf dalliance)To delay unnecessarily; to while away.To wrap the rope around the saddle horn after roping an animal.

We hope you now know whether to use Play or Dally in your sentence.

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