"uplay" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈleɪ/ Forms: uplays [present, singular, third-person], uplaying [participle, present], uplaid [participle, past], uplaid [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From up- + lay. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|lay}} up- + lay Head templates: {{en-verb|||uplaid}} uplay (third-person singular simple present uplays, present participle uplaying, simple past and past participle uplaid)
  1. (transitive, rare) To lay up; hoard. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-uplay-en-verb-D3IpGo59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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