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plate up

British  

verb

  1. to put food on a plate, ready for serving

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“So you’ve just got to fill your plate up and have as many weapons in your arsenal as possible.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

And so I want to be in a position where it doesn’t matter how I heat my griddle plate up, I just need it to get hot so I can cook food.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2021

And employ whatever combination of toppings you like — or just set them out for your crew to dress their own plate up or down as they see fit.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2021

I plate up orange-mottled Cornish plaice with peas I pod myself, salsa verde and crushed potatoes.

From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2017

"You want me to fix a plate up for Needles?"

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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