play out

Verb
  1. Deplete (synset 202285714)
    "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
    is a type of: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)
    same as: exhaust, run down, sap, tire
    verb group: play out - become spent or exhausted
  2. Perform or be performed to the end (synset 201719044)
    "How will the election drama be played out?"
    is a type of: perform - give a performance (of something)
    verb group: play out - play to a finish
  3. Play to a finish (synset 201084045)
    "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"
    referred to in: game - a contest with rules to determine a winner
    is a type of: play - participate in games or sport
    verb group: play out - perform or be performed to the end
  4. Become spent or exhausted (synset 200573865)
    "The champion's strength played out fast"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire - deplete

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