"smooth up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: smooths up [present, singular, third-person], smoothing up [participle, present], smoothed up [participle, past], smoothed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} smooth up (third-person singular simple present smooths up, present participle smoothing up, simple past and past participle smoothed up)
  1. (transitive, dated) To make thoroughly smooth; to smooth out. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-smooth_up-en-verb-4ybG9oGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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          "text": "We'll smooth up the ground when we're done with the project."
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