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1. intransitive verb take part in deciding game: to take part in a deciding game to find the winner of a tied contest
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2. transitive verb bring people into conflict: to set one person or group against another in order to gain an advantage
 children playing their parents off each other
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3. transitive verb interact with something: to interact with or react to somebody or something
The women are distantly related and the subplot plays off that coincidence.
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