"upstaff" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "upstaffs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996 February 29, Rex Weiner, Michael Williams, “Samsung, Milchan pact”, in Daily Variety:",
          "text": "Samsung is planning to upstaff and move its West Coast offices, currently located in Orange County, to Century City.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988 December 31, Gary Webb, “Health ministry accused of strikebreaking”, in The Globe and Mail (Canada):",
          "text": "Mr. Armes said “a decision by the ministry to upstaff the service it operates in Brampton was a key factor” in the negotiators’ decision to recommend the new offer.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Karen Sandler, Eternity, →ISBN, page 39:",
          "text": "“I see merit in upstaffing Thea,” Gideon said.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Graeme Pole, Siren Call, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Meanwhile, David and I upstaffed the spare and pulled two people out of a rollover at the Minnewanka Interchange.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hire additional employees, thereby increasing the size of the workforce."
      ],
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          "hire",
          "hire"
        ],
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          "employee",
          "employee"
        ],
        [
          "workforce",
          "workforce"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "upstaff"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "upstaffs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upstaffed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "ref": "1996 February 29, Rex Weiner, Michael Williams, “Samsung, Milchan pact”, in Daily Variety:",
          "text": "Samsung is planning to upstaff and move its West Coast offices, currently located in Orange County, to Century City.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988 December 31, Gary Webb, “Health ministry accused of strikebreaking”, in The Globe and Mail (Canada):",
          "text": "Mr. Armes said “a decision by the ministry to upstaff the service it operates in Brampton was a key factor” in the negotiators’ decision to recommend the new offer.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Karen Sandler, Eternity, →ISBN, page 39:",
          "text": "“I see merit in upstaffing Thea,” Gideon said.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Graeme Pole, Siren Call, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Meanwhile, David and I upstaffed the spare and pulled two people out of a rollover at the Minnewanka Interchange.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hire additional employees, thereby increasing the size of the workforce."
      ],
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        ],
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          "employee",
          "employee"
        ],
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "upstaff"
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