Analysis Complete

play out

/ play out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become spent or exhausted
"The champion''s strength played out fast"
Type of:
change
Verb group:
run down exhaust sap tire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
play to a finish
"We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
game
verb Sense 3
perform or be performed to the end
"How will the election drama be played out?"
Type of:
perform
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
deplete
"exhaust one''s savings"
"We quickly played out our strength"
Type of:
consume eat up use up
Derived:
sapper exhaustion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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change play perform consume eat up use up