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Verb: underplay  ,ún-de(r)'pley
  1. (dramaturgy) act (a role) with great restraint
    - underact
     
  2. (card game) play a card lower than (a held high card)

Derived forms: underplayed, underplaying, underplays

Type of: act, play, playact, roleplay

Antonym: overplay

Encyclopedia: Underplay

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