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played the board

played the board is the simple past and past participle of play the board.

Meaning of play the board

Verb

play the board (third-person singular simple present plays the board, present participle playing the board, simple past and past participle played the board)

  1. To have as one's best hand the communal cards on the board. A player in such a situation can only achieve a split pot at best, since all the other players can also play the board.

Questions about played the board

What is played the board the simple past and past participle of?
Played the board is the simple past and past participle of play the board.

Words near played the board in the dictionary

  1. played the angles
  2. played the ball
  3. played the ball and not the man
  4. played the ball not the man
  5. played the ball, not the man
  6. played the board
  7. played the cat and banjo with
  8. played the clitar
  9. played the deuce with
  10. played the devil with
  11. played the dickens with

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