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play out

play out


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb finish playing something: to continue to play something to the finish or end
We'll play out this hand, then go home.

2. transitive verb let something out gradually: to release something such as a rope bit by bit

3. transitive verb act out something: to act out a scene or situation that has been rehearsed or envisaged previously

4. transitive and intransitive verb U.S. end: to bring something to an end, or come to an end
The calamity has yet to play out.

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