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play with

Verb

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: play with.

The boy was playing with his toys.

(transitive) To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

(transitive) To trick.

(transitive) To sexually stimulate a person or a person's erogenous zone.

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To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! Charlie Chaplin

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. Truman Capote

Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. Miguel de Cervantes

Children and fools must not play with edged tools. English Proverb

That is the lion's tail, do not play with it. Arabic Proverb

If you play with the fool at home, he will play with you abroad. Danish Proverb

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