land up

verb

To end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.

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earth upfinish upfetch upend upwind upfinish
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Meanings

verbland up (third-person singular simple present lands up, present participle landing up, simple past and past participle landed up)

present singular third person lands up · participle present landing up · participle past landed up · past landed up

  1. To end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbblock with earth, as after a landslide

Similar
earth up
Broader
obstructobturateimpede

verbfinally be or do something

Similar
finish upfetch upend upwind upfinish
Broader
actmove
Also see
earth upend upfetch upfinishfinish upwind up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Idiom derived from "to land."

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APA

land up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20up

MLA

“land up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20up.

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