"soften up the ground" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: softens up the ground [present, singular, third-person], softening up the ground [participle, present], softened up the ground [participle, past], softened up the ground [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} soften up the ground (third-person singular simple present softens up the ground, present participle softening up the ground, simple past and past participle softened up the ground)
  1. Alternative form of soften the ground Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: soften the ground
    Sense id: en-soften_up_the_ground-en-verb-h0gen233 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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