play out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
Transitive verb
verb
To compete in a play-out; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-out.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
verb
To die.
Example Sentences
- "Newcastle and Blackburn played out a goalless draw in a game that the Magpies dominated at Ewood Park."
- "And now, to play us out, please welcome Tom Waits."
- "Let's keep our heads down for a little while and see how things play out."
- "My date played out a little differently than I imagined."
- "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."
- "And often, the person managing the money isn’t always managing it well. We’ve seen this play out publicly in fraud cases, in bankruptcies, in marriages that appear stable until the numbers are exposed."
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play out the string