put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
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sample sentences
"He is playing his cards close to his chest""The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form