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underplay Definition


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underplay
verb
    intr
    1. cards.
      To lead or follow suit with a lower card while holding a higher one.
    tr & intr
    2. To underact; to perform (a role) in a deliberately restrained or understated way.
    3. To understate or play down the importance of something; not to emphasize it too strongly.
Etymology: 19c.



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