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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 | ||
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