play out (English, verb)
expansion: play out (third-person singular simple present plays out, present participle playing out, simple past and past participle played out)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, out.
glosses: To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
tags: transitive
glosses: To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
tags: transitive
glosses: To occur or develop in a certain manner.
tags: intransitive
qualifier: perhaps influenced by or confused with 'pay out'
glosses: To feed (rope, cord, etc.) so as to allow more length or slackness.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: plays out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing out
tags: participle
present
form: played out
tags: participle
past
form: played out
tags: past