bank up

ammucchiare, accumulare

Ammucchiare terra o altro materiale contro qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bank something up against something (They banked soil up against the wall.)

Sinonimi: pile up, heap up

Espressioni comuni: bank up soil, bank up earth

accumularsi, ammassarsi

Raccogliersi formando un grande mucchio o una massa densa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pile up, accumulate

Espressioni comuni: bank up outside, bank up overhead

arginare

Creare un rialzo di terra o altro materiale per tenere lontana l’acqua o un altro pericolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: embank

Espressioni comuni: bank up earth, bank up riverbanks