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Play out

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, out.

    "Go and play out in the yard."

  2. 2
    become spent or exhausted wordnet
  3. 3
    To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. transitive

    "Newcastle and Blackburn played out a goalless draw in a game that the Magpies dominated at Ewood Park."

  4. 4
    play to a finish wordnet
  5. 5
    To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.). transitive

    "And now, to play us out, please welcome Tom Waits."

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  1. 6
    perform or be performed to the end wordnet
  2. 7
    To occur or develop in a certain manner. intransitive

    "Let's keep our heads down for a little while and see how things play out."

  3. 8
    deplete wordnet
  4. 9
    To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness. transitive

    "I sat at the top of the cliff and played out the rope as she descended."

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