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uplaying

uplaying is the present participle and gerund of uplay.

Meaning of uplay

Verb

uplay (third-person singular simple present uplays, present participle uplaying, simple past and past participle uplaid)

  1. (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

Questions about uplaying

What is uplaying the present participle and gerund of?
Uplaying is the present participle and gerund of uplay.

Words near uplaying in the dictionary

  1. uplanders
  2. uplandish
  3. uplands
  4. Uplawmoor
  5. uplay
  6. uplaying
  7. uplays
  8. uplead
  9. upleading
  10. upleads
  11. uplean

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