play off 1verbdomain: v physical competitionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionset into opposition or rivalryReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.pit a chess player against the Russian champion2.let them match their best athletes against ours3.He plays his two children off against each otherSynonymspit 1oppose 4match 7