Verb

• S: (v) run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire (deplete) "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
• S: (v) play out (perform or be performed to the end) "How will the election drama be played out?"
• S: (v) play out (play to a finish) "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
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• domain category
• S: (n) game (a contest with rules to determine a winner) "you need four people to play this game"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) play (participate in games or sport) "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
• S: (v) compete, vie, contend (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
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• S: (v) play out (become spent or exhausted) "The champion's strength played out fast"
• verb group
• S: (v) run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire (deplete) "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
• sentence frame