(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.

(transitive and intransitive, of music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.

A field on which a game, especially a ball game, is played. / (figuratively) Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies.

Alternative spelling of play hooky

(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

(idiomatic) To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low. / (idiomatic) To feign sleep, illness, etc.

Alternative spelling of play hooky

(idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the play of a child.

(baseball) A defensive play in which three outs are recorded. / An offering of three bundled services, especially telephone, television and broadband Internet.

(baseball, softball) A defensive play in which two outs are recorded. / (US, colloquial) Achieving two results from one action.