Earth Up (Verb)
Meaning
Block with earth, as after a landslide.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The workers had to earth up the road after the massive landslide to make it passable again.
- The river changed course and earthed up the adjacent fields with silt and gravel.
- Crews were deployed to earth up the damaged embankment after the heavy rainfall.
- As the torrential waters receded, they began to earth up the road that had been washed out.
- Emergency services were working around the clock to earth up the road blocked by the massive landslide.