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Definition of play on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

play on

 phrasal verb
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play on

(sport)
 
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to continue to play; to start playing again The referee made his decision and told the teams to play on.

play on/upon something

 
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to take advantage of someone's feelings, etc. synonym exploit Advertisements often play on people's fears.
See play on in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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