Play out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
deplete
"exhaust one's savings"
"We quickly played out our strength"
2
perform or be performed to the end
"How will the election drama be played out?"
3
play to a finish
"We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
4
become spent or exhausted
"The champion's strength played out fast"
5
To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
Example Sentences
"exhaust one's savings"
verb
"We quickly played out our strength"
verb
"How will the election drama be played out?"
verb
"We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
verb
"The champion's strength played out fast"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)