playing out - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Verb play out has 4 senses

run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
--₁ is one way to consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
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Somebody ----s something
play out - perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?"
--₂ is one way to perform
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
play out - play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
--₃ is one way to play
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Somebody ----s something
play out - become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"
--₄ is one way to change
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Something ----s