Definitions for underplayˌʌn dərˈpleɪ, ˈʌn dərˌpleɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•playˌʌn dərˈpleɪ, ˈʌn dərˌpleɪ(v.t.)
to play (a part or scene) subtly and with restraint.
Category: Showbiz
to play (a part) sketchily.
Category: Showbiz
to understate or de-emphasize; downplay.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to underplay a part or scene.
Category: Showbiz
Origin of underplay:
1725–35
Princeton's WordNet
underact, underplay(verb)
act (a role) with great restraint
underplay(verb)
play a card lower than (a held high card)
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 Dictionary
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
Underplay(noun)
the act of underplaying
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