play out

  • 1play-out — s.m.inv. TS sport nei giochi di squadra come pallacanestro, pallavolo e sim., fase finale del campionato in cui le squadre classificate ultime nella prima di due serie successive e prime nella seconda, disputano incontri a eliminazione diretta… …

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  • 2play out — (something) to go through a process. We re waiting to see how the debate about more education reform will play itself out in the weeks ahead …

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  • 3play out — index discontinue (abandon) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4play out — verb 1. deplete exhaust one s savings We quickly played out our strength • Syn: ↑run down, ↑exhaust, ↑sap, ↑tire • Derivationally related forms: ↑sapper …

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  • 5play out — phrasal verb Word forms play out : present tense I/you/we/they play out he/she/it plays out present participle playing out past tense played out past participle played out 1) [intransitive/transitive] to develop or end in a particular way They… …

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  • 6Play-Out — Das Play down (auch Play out genannt) ist ein Ausscheidungskampf in einem Sportwettbewerb, durch den der Abstiegskampf entschieden wird. Genau wie das Play off folgt das Play down auf die Hauptrunde, deren Abschluss Tabelle die teilnehmenden… …

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  • 7play out — UK US play out Phrasal Verb with play({{}}/pleɪ/ verb ► [I] to develop in a particular way: »Let s see how things play out …

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  • 8play out — verb Date: 1580 transitive verb 1. a. to perform to the end < play out a role > b. use up, finish 2. unreel, unfold < played out a length of line Gordon Webber > …

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  • 9play out — phr verb Play out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑drama, ↑scenario Play out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fantasy, ↑scenario …

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  • 10play out something — play out (something) to go through a process. We re waiting to see how the debate about more education reform will play itself out in the weeks ahead …

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