play out

/pleɪ aʊt/

/pleɪ aʊt/

Other forms: played out; playing out; plays out

Definitions of play out

1. verb

   play to a finish
   type of:

   play

   participate in games or sport
2. verb

   perform or be performed to the end
   “How will the election drama be played out?”

   type of:

   perform

   give a performance (of something)
3. verb

   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)
4. verb

   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