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EARTH UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earth up mean? 

EARTH UP (verb)
  The verb EARTH UP has 1 sense:

1. block with earth, as after a landslideplay

  Familiarity information: EARTH UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EARTH UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Block with earth, as after a landslide

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

earth up; land up

Hypernyms (to "earth up" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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