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PLAY OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does play off mean?
• PLAY OFF (verb)
The verb PLAY OFF has 1 sense:
1. set into opposition or rivalry
Familiarity information: PLAY OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set into opposition or rivalry
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
Context example:
He plays his two children off against each other
Hypernyms (to "play off" is one way to...):
confront; face (oppose, as in hostility or a competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
playoff (any final competition to determine a championship)
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