"play up to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays up to [present, singular, third-person], playing up to [participle, present], played up to [participle, past], played up to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play up to (third-person singular simple present plays up to, present participle playing up to, simple past and past participle played up to)
  1. To try to gain favour with by flattery.
    Sense id: en-play_up_to-en-verb-uMq9HQN6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", English phrasal verbs formed with "up"

Download JSONL data for play up to meaning in English (1.1kB)

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