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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

all in, ausgespielt, beat, beat up, beaten, bone-weary, burned-out, bushed, dead, dead-and-alive, dead-tired, deadbeat, devitalized, disabled, dog-tired, dog-weary, done, done in, done up, drained, effete, emptied, enervated, enfeebled, eviscerated, exhausted, fagged out, far-gone, fatigued, frazzled, gone, incapacitated, jaded, knocked out, laid low, pooped, pooped out, prostrate, ready to drop, run-down, sapped, shotten, spent, tired, tired out, tired to death, tuckered out, used up, washed-up, wasted, weakened, weary unto death, whacked, wiped out, worn, worn-out

Dictionary Results for played out:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

played out
    adj 1: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired;
           completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her
           exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and
           sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt
           completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and
           cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: exhausted, dog-
           tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent,
           washed-out, worn-out(a), worn out(p)]
    2: worn out; "a played out deck of cards"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Play \Play\, v. t.
   1. To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a
      fortification; to play a trump.
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            First Peace and Silence all disputes control,
            Then Order plays the soul.            --Herbert.
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   2. To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ.
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   3. To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to
      play a waltz on the violin.
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   4. To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in
      action; to execute; as, to play tricks.
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            Nature here
            Wantoned as in her prime, and played at will
            Her virgin fancies.                   --Milton.
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   5. To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action;
      as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to
      represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to
      play King Lear; to play the woman.
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            Thou canst play the rational if thou wilt. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   6. To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for
      amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at
      baseball.
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   7. To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
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   To play hob, to play the part of a mischievous spirit; to
      work mischief.

   To play off, to display; to show; to put in exercise; as,
      to play off tricks.

   To play one's cards, to manage one's means or
      opportunities; to contrive.

   Played out, tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's
      resources. [Colloq.]
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