"dyke up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dykes up [present, singular, third-person], dyking up [participle, present], dyked up [participle, past], dyked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dyke up (third-person singular simple present dykes up, present participle dyking up, simple past and past participle dyked up)
  1. (transitive) To build a dyke along (a body of water or a piece of land). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Walls and fences Synonyms: dike up (english: standard US spelling)
    Sense id: en-dyke_up-en-verb-96NVOtoN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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