English verb: play off | |||
1. | play off (competition) set into opposition or rivalry | ||
Samples | Let them match their best athletes against ours. Pit a chess player against the Russian champion. He plays his two children off against each other. | ||
Synonyms | match, oppose, pit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confront, face | ||