en:play offen

https://en-word.net/id/oewn-01083545-v
  • v.
    ⦿set into opposition or rivalry
    lexical concept
  • He plays his two children off against each other
  • let them match their best athletes against ours
  • pit a chess player against the Russian champion

Semantic relations

or learn more about the individual relations.

Diagram

! Data may be omitted; view table for full details.

Lexical context

wn:part of speech
⊑
verb
∴ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:match
  2. enl:oppose
  3. enl:pit
  4. enl:play off
wn:interlingual index
⊑
ili:i26996

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • match • oppose • pit • play off
  • play off