"slowplay" meaning in All languages combined

See slowplay on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slowplay.wav Forms: slowplays [plural]
Etymology: From slow + play. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slow|play}} slow + play Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowplay (plural slowplays)
  1. (poker) An action which represents a strong hand as weak.
    Sense id: en-slowplay-en-noun-EnDu3XXz Categories (other): Poker, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Topics: card-games, poker

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slowplay.wav Forms: slowplays [present, singular, third-person], slowplaying [participle, present], slowplayed [participle, past], slowplayed [past]
Etymology: From slow + play. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slow|play}} slow + play Head templates: {{en-verb}} slowplay (third-person singular simple present slowplays, present participle slowplaying, simple past and past participle slowplayed)
  1. (poker) To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.
    Sense id: en-slowplay-en-verb-LWySsHZy Categories (other): Poker Topics: card-games, poker

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