"upfloat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upfloats [present, singular, third-person], upfloating [participle, present], upfloated [participle, past], upfloated [past]
Etymology: up- + float Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|float}} up- + float Head templates: {{en-verb}} upfloat (third-person singular simple present upfloats, present participle upfloating, simple past and past participle upfloated)
  1. (intransitive, poetic) To float upward. Tags: intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-upfloat-en-verb-0ernivQo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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