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playing the board

playing the board is the present participle and gerund 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 playing the board

What is playing the board the present participle and gerund of?
Playing the board is the present participle and gerund of play the board.

Words near playing the board in the dictionary

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

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