play out vs use up

play out and use up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play out	No	No	Yes	No
use up	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

play out (verb)	use up (verb)
become spent or exhausted	use up (resources or materials)
play to a finish	require (time or space)
perform or be performed to the end
deplete