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plays up to

plays up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play up to.

Meaning of play up to

Verb

play up to (third-person singular simple present plays up to, present participle playing up to, simple past and past participle played up to)

  1. To try to gain favour with by flattery.

Questions about plays up to

What is plays up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play up to.

Words near plays up to in the dictionary

  1. plays to the cheap seats
  2. plays to the gallery
  3. plays to win
  4. plays up
  5. plays up Old Gooseberry
  6. plays up to
  7. plays upon
  8. plays upon words
  9. plays well with others
  10. plays with
  11. plays with a full deck

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