Play most commonly refers to: *

Play (activity) Play is a range of Motivation#Intrinsic and extrinsic, intrinsically motivated activities done for recreation. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other high ...

, an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to:

Computers and technology

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, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone * Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices * Play (hacker group), a ransomware extortion group

Concert residencies and tours

* Play Tour, concert tour headlined by Spanish singer Aitana * Play (concert residency), 2022 Katy Perry concert residency

Film

* ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Play!'', a Japanese film directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film * '' Aattam'' or ''The Play'', a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language film

Games and sports

* Gameplay * Play from scrimmage in American and Canadian football * The Play (American football), a famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears to beat the Stanford Cardinal in 1982

Literature and publications

* ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York Times''), a sports magazine * ''Play'' (UK magazine), a UK PlayStation magazine * ''Play'' (US magazine), a US video game, manga and anime magazine * ''Play'' (PRC magazine), a Chinese PC gaming magazine

Music

Classical music

* ''Play'' (composition), a 2013 symphony by Andrew Norman * '' Play! A Video Game Symphony''

Artists and bands

* Play (rapper) (Christopher Martin, born 1962), one half of Kid 'n Play * Play (Swedish group) * Play (Mexican band)

Albums

* ''Play'' (Akdong Musician album), 2014 * ''Play'' (Bond album) * ''Play'' (Brad Paisley album) * ''Play'' (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album), 1992 * ''Play'' (David Ball album) * ''Play'' (Doug E. Fresh album) * ''Play'' (Ed Sheeran album), 2025 * ''Play'' (Great Big Sea album), 1997 * ''Play'' (Joanna MacGregor album), 2002 * ''Play'' (Jolin Tsai album), 2014 * ''Play'' (Magazine album), 1980 * ''Play'' (Masaki Suda album), 2018 * ''Play'' (Mike Stern album), 1999 * ''Play'' (Moby album), 1999 * ''Play'' (Namie Amuro album), 2007 * ''Play'' (Peter Gabriel video) * ''Play'' (Play album), by the Swedish group * ''Play'' (S.H.E album) * ''Play'' (Sid album), 2006 * ''Play'' (Squeeze album), 1991 * ''Play'' (Super Junior album), 2017 * ''Play'' (Ride EP), 1990 * ''Play'' (Ricky Martin EP), 2022 * ''Play'' (Dave Grohl EP), 2018 * ''Play'', by The Surfaris, 1963 * ''Play'', by Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 2004 * ''Play'', by RL Grime, 2023 * ''Plays'', by Andy Dixon * ''Plays'', by Ekkehard Ehlers, 2002

Songs

* "Play" (Chungha song), 2020 * "Play" (David Banner song), 2005 * "Play" (Jax Jones and Years & Years song), 2018 * "Play" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2001 * "Play" (Jessie J song), 2018 * "Play" (Jolin Tsai song), 2014 * "Play" (Jüri Pootsmann song), 2016 * "Play" (K-391, Alan Walker and Martin Tungevaag song), 2019 * "Play" (Robyn song), 1999 * "Play" (Yuju song), 2022 * "(Play)", by the Lottery Winners from '' Anxiety Replacement Therapy'' * "Play", by Band-Maid from '' World Domination'' * "Play", by Kilo Kish from '' American Gurl'', 2022 * "Play", by Sekai No Owari from '' Tree'' * "Play", by SS501 * "Play", by Taio Cruz from '' TY.O'' * "Play", by Todrick Hall featuring Jade Novah from '' Forbidden'' * The Play, suite from Elvis Costello composition Il Sogno

Awards

* PLAY - Portuguese Music Awards

Television

* ''Play'' (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series * Play UK, a defunct UKTV channel * Television play *''The Play'', 2011 episode of the TV series '' The Middle'' *''The Play'', 1993 episode of the TV series '' Matlock'' *''The Play'', 1968 episode of the TV series '' Mission: Impossible'' *''The Play'', 1986 episode of the TV series '' Mr. Belvedere'' *''The Play'', 2005 episode of the TV series '' Zoey 101''

Video games

* Play, The Videogames World, European exhibition * '' Wii Play'', a 2006 video game

Other uses

* Play (airline), an Icelandic low-cost airline * ''Play'' (Jonker), a 2002 sculpture * Play (BDSM), "kinky" activities * Play! Pavilion, a planned Epcot pavilion * Play 99.6 (radio), Jordan * Dave & Buster's, NYSE symbol * Word play * 99.5 Play FM, radio station in Metro Manila, Philippines