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plating up

plating up is the present participle and gerund 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 plating up

What is plating up the present participle and gerund of?
Plating up is the present participle and gerund of plate up.

Words near plating up in the dictionary

  1. plating
  2. plating away
  3. plating carrier
  4. plating carriers
  5. plating out
  6. plating up
  7. platings
  8. platini-
  9. platinian
  10. platinic
  11. platinichloric acid

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