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play out

DEFINITIONS OF: play out

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v play to a finish

Type of:
play
participate in games or sport

v perform or be performed to the end

“How will the election drama be played out?”
Type of:
perform
give a performance (of something)

v deplete

“We quickly played out our strength”
Synonyms:
exhaust, run down, sap, tire
Type of:
consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out
use up (resources or materials)

v become spent or exhausted

“The champion's strength played out fast”
Synonyms
exhaust, run down, sap, tire
deplete
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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