underplay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb act (a role) with great restraint
    underact.
  2. verb play a card lower than (a held high card)

WordNet


Un`der*play" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
  2. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
Un"der*play` noun
Definitions
  1. (Card Playing) The act of underplaying.

Webster 1913