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vb. 1 (rfdef: English) 2 (context cricket of a batsman English) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled 3 (context sports English) to let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.
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Play On is the sixth solo album by John Miles released in 1983 via EMI label.
Play On is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009, through Arista Nashville.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies, which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release. It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
As of October 2015, the album has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, making it Underwood's third album to top the two million mark. It has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA. Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide.
The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles — " Cowboy Casanova", " Temporary Home" and " Undo It", all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA. The fourth single, " Mama's Song", reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA. "Cowboy Casanova" achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time, when it climbed 96-11 in its second week.
"Temporary Home" and "Mama's Song" were both nominated for Grammy Awards, while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, and won Favorite Country Album at the 2010 American Music Awards.
Play On may refer to:
- Play On (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- Play On (John Miles album), a 1983 album by John Miles
- Play On (Carrie Underwood album), a 2009 album by Carrie Underwood
- Play On, a track from the album A World Next Door to Yours by The Parlotones
- Play On, a track from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? by Paloma Faith
- Play On!, a Broadway Musical based on the music of Duke Ellington.
- PlayOn, a PC-based browser and media server.
Play On (born in 1981) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the son of Stop the Music and grandson to Hail to Reason. He is best remembered for winning the 1984 Withers Stakes and placing second three weeks later in the $400,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes to Gate Dancer.
Usage examples of "play on".
Children younger than himself play on the steps leading to a front door.
Since Letitia's body has not washed up, there is always the possibility that she met with foul play on her way to, or returning from, the beach.
He was a fine, sensitive instrument and it was a joy to play on him.
So Longarm repeated what he'd said about just getting undressed once the right way, with her grand old bed to play on once they had.
I suppose the other children who play on the beach share their sweets and ices with you sometimes, don't they?
The other one could not play on alone or find somebody else to play, and if the games could not be played and ended, the riddle could not be answered.
Then he pulled the couch around to face the hearth, and we sat warming our hands with coffee mugs, watching the firelight play on each other's faces.
He put on a larger-than-life-size grin the moment he got a good look through my port, gave another bit of knuckle play on the tank and then drew back and raised one eyebrow in an oh-no-what-do-we-do-with-this-one expression.