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English verb: underplay | |||
| 1. | underplay (creation) act (a role) with great restraint | ||
| Synonyms | underact | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, play, playact, roleplay | ||
| Domain category | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
| Antonyms | ham, ham it up, overact, overplay | ||
| 2. | underplay (competition) play a card lower than (a held high card) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
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