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Webster 1913 Edition


Underplay

Unˊder-play′

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Verb.
I.
1.
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
2.
(Card Playing)
To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

Un′der-playˊ

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Noun.
(Card Playing)
The act of underplaying.

Definition 2024


underplay

underplay

English

Noun

underplay

  1. The act of underplaying.

Verb

underplay (third-person singular simple present underplays, present participle underplaying, simple past and past participle underplayed)

  1. (transitive) To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
  2. (transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is.
  3. (transitive, card games) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

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