BSL Sign Language Dictionary

Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.

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GCSE vocabulary

How to sign: participate in games or sport
"We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches";

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See also: play out

Similiar / Same: playing

Categories: compete, contend, vie

Within this category: ace, backstop, bandy, bid, bowl, catch, complete, cradle, cricket, croquet, curl, develop, develop, die, exit, face off, field, foul, fullback, fumble, gamble, golf, misplay, play out, putt, put out, quarterback, replay, revoke, seesaw, snooker, start, tee off, unblock, volley, walk

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How to sign: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
"he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway";

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Similiar / Same: drama, dramatic play

Categories: dramatic composition, dramatic work

Within this category: Grand Guignol, miracle play, morality play, mystery play, Passion play, playlet, satyr play, theater of the absurd

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How to sign: perform on a stage or theater
"She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'";

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Similiar / Same: roleplay, playact, act

Categories: perform

Within this category: mime, overact, stooge, underact

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