play off

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verb

set into opposition or rivalry
- let them match their best athletes against ours
- pit a chess player against the Russian champion
- He plays his two children off against each other
• Syn:
pit, oppose, match
• Derivationally related forms:
playoff, match (for: match), opponent (for: oppose)
• Hypernyms:
confront, face
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody