Meanings
verbplay for love (third-person singular simple present plays for love, present participle playing for love, simple past and past participle played for love)
present singular third person plays for love · participle present playing for love · participle past played for love · past played for love
- idiomaticTo play a game of cards without stakes.
Translations
Finnish pelata ilman panoksia
- pelata ilman panoksiaTo play a game of cards without stakes
Polish grać dla zabawy
- grać dla zabawyTo play a game of cards without stakes
Russian игра́ть на интере́с
- игра́ть на интере́с (igrátʹ na interés)To play a game of cards without stakes
Cite this entry
APA
play for love. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20for%20love
MLA
“play for love.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20for%20love. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play for love,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20for%20love.
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