transitive verb
1.
a. : to perform to the end
played out … the guilty role assigned to them — C.J.Rolo
b. : to bring to an end : use up : finish
the pie's played out — W.M.Raine
that graft's played out — S.H.Adams
2. : unreel , unfold
played out a length of line — Gordon Webber
intransitive verb
1. : to become spent or exhausted
the twister raged along for about 400 feet before it played out — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
the pony … played out twice — H.L.Davis
2. : to unreel or unfold to a considerable length
the possibility of a snag when hose is playing out — W.Y.Kimball