spel
“spel” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:
- a play, a game; a person's or animal's happy, joyous movement or entertainment; activity for amusement only; a pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment
- the accessories used for an entertaining or amusing pursuit; such as a board game
- an instance of gambling
- acting; the performance of an actor in a work of drama
- play, playing; the performance of someone who plays something, such as a musician, a sportsman or player of games
- play, slack; the unwanted movement of a mechanical part e.g. due to not being fastened or tightened sufficiently
- a rapid switching between different things
- a winch
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