verb
-plays; -played; -playing
[+ obj] to put (something) where people can see it
to show that you have (an emotion, quality, skill, etc.)
noun
plural -plays
[count] an arrangement of objects intended to decorate, advertise, entertain, or inform people about something
an event at which something is done or shown to impress or entertain people
an action, performance, etc., which shows very clearly that you have some ability, feeling, quality, etc. - usually + of
an electronic device (such as a computer monitor) that shows information
biology :a way of behaving that a bird or animal uses to show another bird or animal that it wants to mate, fight, etc.
on display
put somewhere for people to see :in a display
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