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Playing
- verb - act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
- be performed or presented for public viewing; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"
- behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
- behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"
- bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"
Plowing
- verb - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
- move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
- tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him"
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
Pluming
- verb - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
- clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
- deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
- form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Pocking
- verb - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Podding
- verb - produce pods, of plants
- take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
Poising
- verb - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Pokebag
- - The European long-tailed titmouse; -- called also poke-pudding.
Polewig
- - The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait.
Polling
- verb - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
- Cut the horns off (a beast)
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- get the votes of
- removing horns
- vote in an election at a polling station
Pooling
- verb - combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
- join or form a pool of people