UNDERPLAY

underplay

(verb) play a card lower than (a held high card)

underact, underplay

(verb) act (a role) with great restraint

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

underplay

The act of underplaying.

Verb

underplay (third-person singular simple present underplays, present participle underplaying, simple past and past participle underplayed)

(transitive) To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.

(transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is.

(transitive, card games) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

Source: Wiktionary

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Un`der*play", v. i.

1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.

2. (Card Playing)

Definition: To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

Un"der*play`, n. (Card Playing)

Definition: The act of underplaying.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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