PLAY BACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reproduce (a recording) on a recorder

Example:

The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent

Synonyms:

play back; replay

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "play back" is one way to...):

reproduce (make a copy or equivalent of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

playback (the act of reproducing recorded sound)

playback (electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material)