land up
Third Person
lands up
Present Participle
landing up
Past Tense
landed up
Past Participle
landed up
1
to reach a particular situation or place, often unexpectedly
- We traveled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.
- He landed up in a ditch after he lost control of his car.
- She landed up with a job that she didn't really want, but it was the best she could find at the time.
- After years of hard work, she landed up as the CEO of the company.
- The lost hikers landed up at a ranger station, safe and sound.
2
to fill or cover with earth
- The farmers landed up the field to prevent erosion.
- The city landed up the canal to create new land for development.
- The local government landed up the abandoned mine to improve safety.
- The construction workers landed up the old landfill to create a new park.
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