uplay en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌpˈleɪ/
Etymology
From up- + lay.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To lay up; hoard.
Or as though the least of His pains, deeds, or words, Would busy a life, she all this day affords; This treasure then, in gross, my soul uplay, And in my life retail it every day.
1608, John Donne, Upon the Annunciation and Passion Falling upon One Day:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uplaid | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uplaid | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| uplays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| uplaying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |