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played for love

played for love is the simple past and past participle of play for love.

Meaning of play for love

Verb

play for love (third-person singular simple present plays for love, present participle playing for love, simple past and past participle played for love)

  1. (idiomatic) To play a game of cards without stakes.

Questions about played for love

What is played for love the simple past and past participle of?
Played for love is the simple past and past participle of play for love.

Words near played for love in the dictionary

  1. played fair
  2. played fast and loose
  3. played favorites
  4. played fine
  5. played first fiddle
  6. played for love
  7. played for time
  8. played full
  9. played games
  10. played God
  11. played gooseberry

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