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plates up

plates up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plate up.

Meaning of plate up

Verb

plate up (third-person singular simple present plates up, present participle plating up, simple past and past participle plated up)

  1. To dish out or place food on a plate (or other serving vessel) prior to serving.
    • Bugs, oysters, prawns and crabs [...] are plated up on the decks of four side-by-side trawlers bobbing on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet.2021 February, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 39, column 2

Questions about plates up

What is plates up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plates up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plate up.

Words near plates up in the dictionary

  1. platers
  2. plates
  3. plates away
  4. plates of meat
  5. plates out
  6. plates up
  7. platescape
  8. platescapes
  9. platesetter
  10. platesetters
  11. platesful

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