HyperDic: play_off

English > 1 sense of the expression play off:
VERBcompetitionplay off, pit, oppose, matchset into opposition or rivalry
English > play off: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
MeaningSet into opposition or rivalry.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonymspit, oppose, match
Broaderconfront, faceOppose, as in hostility or a competition
Spanishmedirse con, oponer
Nounsplayoffany final / final competition to determine a championship

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