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PLAY OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set into opposition or rivalry

Example:

He plays his two children off against each other

Synonyms:

match; oppose; pit; play off

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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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