Definition of underplay Underplay
/ʌndɚplejˈ/ - [underpley] - un•der•play
We found 10 definitions of underplay from 5 different sources.
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What does underplay mean?
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| underplay - play a card lower than (a held high card) | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| card game, cards a game played with playing cards | ||
| underplay - act (a role) with great restraint | ||
| underact | ||
| ham, ham it up, overact, overplay exaggerate one's acting | ||
| playact, roleplay, act, play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre the art of writing and producing plays | ||
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Wiktionary 
- underplay (Noun)
The act of underplaying. - underplay (Verb)
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. - underplay (Verb)
To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- underplay (v. i.)
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. - underplay (v. i.)
To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage. - underplay (n.)
The act of underplaying.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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underplay
un-dėr-plā′, v.t. and v.i. to play a low card at whist while keeping up a higher one of the same suit.—n. Un′derplay, the act of so doing
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🔤- underplay, verb, present, 1st person singular of underplay (infinitive).
- underplay, verb (infinitive).
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