Lexic.us

Definition of Play off

1. Verb. Set into opposition or rivalry. "He plays his two children off against each other"

Definition of Play off

1. Verb. (sports) To compete against in a play-off. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Play Off

Literary usage of Play off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"to thrust, to spoil, to ruin ; то play off = (1) to simulate, ... Til we be ded, or else that we PLAY a pilgrimage [ie, to play off or pretend to go a ..."

2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Registerby Horace Greeley by Horace Greeley (1904)
"Vignaux claimed the championship and refused to play off the tie because .it was originally agreed that In case of a tie the player with the highest grand ..."

3. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"... exciting finish—A stiff problem at the last hole—I tie with Taylor—We play off, and I win the Championship— A tale of a putter—Ben Sayers wants a ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"To calculate whether to play on or play off, the average points scored ... When at home it is best to play off ; when the adversary is safe at home it is ..."

5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"to thrust, to spoil, to ruin ; то play off = (1) to simulate, ... Til we be ded, or else that we PLAY a pilgrimage [ie, to play off or pretend to go a ..."

6. The Tribune Almanac and Political Registerby Horace Greeley by Horace Greeley (1904)
"Vignaux claimed the championship and refused to play off the tie because .it was originally agreed that In case of a tie the player with the highest grand ..."

7. The Complete Golfer by Harry Vardon (1908)
"... exciting finish—A stiff problem at the last hole—I tie with Taylor—We play off, and I win the Championship— A tale of a putter—Ben Sayers wants a ..."

8. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"To calculate whether to play on or play off, the average points scored ... When at home it is best to play off ; when the adversary is safe at home it is ..."

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