Mound (Verb)
Meaning
Form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The dirt began to mound up against the base of the wall after several hours of grueling excavation work.
- During the construction process, they mound the excavated soil on one side of the site to reuse it for backfilling.
- The gardener carefully mounded the mulch around each newly planted shrub to retain moisture.
- The sculptor skillfully mounds the moist clay into an elegant, free-form shape that captures her imagination.
- Heavy rain began to mound water into a temporary lake near the rear entrance of the shopping mall due to poor drainage.