play out vs eat

play out and eat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play out	No	No	Yes	No
eat	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eat is a hypernym of play out; that is, eat is a word with a broader meaning than play out:

Other hypernyms of play out include consume, deplete, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

play out (verb)	eat (verb)
become spent or exhausted	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
play to a finish	take in solid food
perform or be performed to the end	eat a meal; take a meal
deplete	take in food; used of animals only
	use up (resources or materials)
	worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way