bank up

amontonar, apilar

Amontonar tierra u otro material contra algo.

En inglés sencillo: To pile earth or other material against something.

• Bank up soil around the plants.
• He banked up snow against the shed.
• We banked the earth up around each stem.

Cómo se usa: bank something up against something (They banked soil up against the wall.)

Sinónimos: pile up, heap up

Expresiones frecuentes: bank up soil, bank up earth

acumularse, amontonarse

Juntarse formando un gran montón o una masa densa.

En inglés sencillo: To gather into a large pile or thick mass.

• Snow banked up outside.
• Dark clouds were banking up over the hills.
• Leaves bank up against the fence every autumn.

Sinónimos: pile up, accumulate

Expresiones frecuentes: bank up outside, bank up overhead

levantar un dique

Levantar un montón de tierra u otro material para impedir el paso del agua u otro peligro.

En inglés sencillo: To build a pile of earth or other material to keep out water or another danger.

• They banked up earth to stop the water.
• Workers banked up the riverbanks before the storm.
• We must bank up sand to protect the houses.

Cómo se usa: bank something up to do something (They banked earth up to stop the floodwater.)

Sinónimos: embank

Expresiones frecuentes: bank up earth, bank up riverbanks