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Definition of play out

become spent or exhausted; "The champion''s strength played out fast"
play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"
deplete; "exhaust one''s savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

Similar Words: run down, exhaust, sap, tire

Grouped Verbs: run down, exhaust, sap, tire

Derivational Morphology: sapper, exhaustion

Anagrams: outplay

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