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earth up

earth up verb: to cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.

Verb

earth up (third-person singular simple present earths up, present participle earthing up, simple past and past participle earthed up)

  1. (transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.
    • Earth up a potato crop several times during the season to encourage more tubers to grow.

Forms of earth up

third-person singular presentearths up
present participleearthing up
past participleearthed up
pastearthed up

Questions about earth up

What does earth up mean?
Earth up means to cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.
What part of speech is earth up?
Earth up is a verb.
What is the past tense of earth up?
The past tense of earth up is earthed up.

Words near earth up in the dictionary

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  2. earth tongue
  3. earth tongues
  4. earth tremor
  5. earth tremors
  6. earth up
  7. earth wire
  8. Earth's third pole
  9. earth-apple
  10. earth-apples
  11. earth-bathing

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