lūsus (noun M) : ludo
* A playing, play, game (not in Cic.).
* Lit.: virgineis exercent lusibus undas Naides,Ov. M. 14, 556: aleae,Suet. Calig. 41: calculorum,Plin. Ep. 7, 24: nec me offenderit lusus in pueris,Quint. 1, 3, 10; cf. id. 1, 1, 20: eburneas litterarum formas in lusum offerre,id. 1, 1, 26: ediscere inter lusum,id. 1, 1, 36: in lusu duodecim scriptorum,id. 11, 2, 38: regnum lusu sortiri,i. e. by throwing dice,Tac. A. 13, 15: solent quidam et cogere ad lusum,Dig. 11, 5, 2.
* Transf.
* Play, sport, game (that is done by way of amusement): fas est et carmine remitti, non dico continuo ac longo, sed hoc arguto et brevi. Lusus vocantur,Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 10: Trojae lusum exhibuit,Suet. Claud. 21.
* Sportive dalliance, toying: sunt apti lusibus anni,Ov. Am. 2, 3, 13; Prop. 1, 10, 9.
* Jest, fun, mockery: dant de se respondentibus venustissimos lusus,i. e. make themselves ridiculous,Quint. 5, 13, 46: lusum ludere aliquem,Gell. 18, 13, 4.

lūsus, a, um, Part., from ludo.

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