UNDERPLAYED

Verb

underplayed

simple past tense and past participle of underplay

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERPLAY

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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