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underplay

/ underplay /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
play a card lower than (a held high card)
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
card game cards
verb Sense 2
act (a role) with great restraint
Opposites:
overact ham it up ham overplay
Type of:
act play roleplay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

play act roleplay overact ham it up ham overplay