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underplay
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Word definitions for underplay in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Underplay \Un`der*play"\, v. i. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. act (a role) with great restraint [syn: underact ] [ant: overact ] play a card lower than (a held high card)
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of underplaying. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. 2 (context transitive English) To make something seem less important than it really is. 3 (context transitive card games ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even if the latest Catholic reforms underplay the offertory ritual, it is not of itself without meaning or challenge. ▪ For in looking back she underplayed the impact of feminist discourses on the repeal struggle. ▪ For once ...
Usage examples of underplay.
Bronski said, his face and shoulders sagging slightly in a nicely underplayed gesture of disappointment.
We agreed that it might have been better had we written the paper in a somewhat lower key, underplaying the depth of the claims, and allowing the physics community to judge the paper on its merits, rather than possibly reacting to the form of its presentation.