snow up
snow up · snows up · snowed up · snowing up
To prevent from occurring due to snowTo prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
» The snow is letting up.
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2 senses(UK, passive, usually)To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
(UK, passive, usually)To prevent (a person or thing) from leaving (a place) or using (a road or path) due to snow.
Examples
19 sentencesThe snow is letting up.
The snow isn't letting up.
The snow was piling up outside.
The snow banked up against the wall.
Snow was piling up on the roads.
Forms
snows up, snowing up, snowed up, snowed up| Base form | snow up · to snow up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snows up |
| Present participle | snowing up |
| Past simple | snowed up |
| Past participle | snowed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- snow upTo prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
- snow outTo cover with snow.
- snow inTo prevent from moving (from a building, in a city, etc) due to a large snowfall.
- snow downTo fall from the sky, as snow
- snow overSynonym of snow in.
- snow underTo overwhelm (with large quantities of something to be dealt with).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb