1 C1 neutral
To drive or gather livestock or animals into a yard or enclosure.
"The ranchers yardsed up the cattle before the storm arrived."
separable
yard up
C1 neutral separable transitive
To collect and confine animals, timber, or materials into a yard or enclosed area.
In plain English
To bring animals or things together and put them into a fenced area called a yard.
What does "yard up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 neutral
To collect and store timber or materials in a storage yard.
"The logging crew yardsed up the timber ready for transport at dawn."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To bring something up and into a yard (an enclosed outdoor space).
Actually means
To bring animals or things together and put them into a fenced area called a yard.
Usage tip
Used in agriculture (livestock management), logging (lumber yards), and occasionally railroading (sorting goods in a railway yard). Rare outside specialist industries. Not used in everyday general English.
Words that pair with "yard up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
cattle lumber timber livestock goods deer
How to conjugate "yard up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
yard up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
yards up
he/she/it
Past simple
yarded up
yesterday
Past participle
yarded up
have + pp
-ing form
yarding up
continuous
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