to play
The children played in the yard
To play with a ball/an electric train/a doll
The kids are playing shops/soldiers/doctors and nurses
To play cards
To play piano
To play with a ball
To play football
He plays in the French team
To play a bad trick on somebody
to practise
She doesn't do/practise any sport
to collect;  to keep as a hobby
To collect stamps
To keep gold fish as a hobby
for pleasure;  for recreation
I only write poetry for recreation
to be friends with ...;  to make friends with ...
They have been good friends from their childhood
(từ lóng) to have sexual intercourse;  to fuck;  to have sex