"play out" meaning in English

See play out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: plays out [present, singular, third-person], playing out [participle, present], played out [participle, past], played out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play out (third-person singular simple present plays out, present participle playing out, simple past and past participle played out)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, out. Derived forms: play out the string
    Sense id: en-play_out-en-verb-5rDoE08c
  2. (transitive) To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-play_out-en-verb-twPDzoxC
  3. (transitive) To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-play_out-en-verb-hm0Qwl8Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 68 14 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 12 10 55 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 8 65 14 9
  4. (intransitive) To occur or develop in a certain manner. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-play_out-en-verb-WFbsjDoL
  5. (transitive, perhaps influenced by or confused with 'pay out') To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-play_out-en-verb-JDZJG~VZ

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Go and play out in the yard.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Newcastle and Blackburn played out a goalless draw in a game that the Magpies dominated at Ewood Park.",
          "type": "quote"
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      "glosses": [
        "To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion."
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        "(transitive) To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "And now, to play us out, please welcome Tom Waits.",
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        "To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.)."
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        "(transitive) To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.)."
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          "text": "Let's keep our heads down for a little while and see how things play out.",
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          "text": "My date played out a little differently than I imagined.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2019-05-15:",
          "text": "The Mountain versus the Hound played out entertainingly, with the elder Clegane still outmatching his younger brother pound for pound and blow for blow. Being turned into a walking zombie of sorts didn’t just amplify his strength; it essentially obviated the need to parry blows, as even Sandor sinking his sword deep into his undead brother didn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest.",
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        "To occur or develop in a certain manner."
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        "(intransitive) To occur or develop in a certain manner."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I sat at the top of the cliff and played out the rope as she descended.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness."
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        "(transitive, perhaps influenced by or confused with 'pay out') To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness."
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          "text": "Newcastle and Blackburn played out a goalless draw in a game that the Magpies dominated at Ewood Park.",
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        "To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion."
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        "(transitive) To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion."
      ],
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        "To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.)."
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        "(transitive) To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.)."
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        {
          "text": "My date played out a little differently than I imagined.",
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        {
          "ref": "2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2019-05-15:",
          "text": "The Mountain versus the Hound played out entertainingly, with the elder Clegane still outmatching his younger brother pound for pound and blow for blow. Being turned into a walking zombie of sorts didn’t just amplify his strength; it essentially obviated the need to parry blows, as even Sandor sinking his sword deep into his undead brother didn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To occur or develop in a certain manner."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To occur or develop in a certain manner."
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        {
          "text": "I sat at the top of the cliff and played out the rope as she descended.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness."
      ],
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          "pay out",
          "pay out"
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        "(transitive, perhaps influenced by or confused with 'pay out') To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness."
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