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to shade up
01
(of animals) to seek a sheltered area to avoid direct exposure to the sun
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
up
Base verb
shade
Present tense
shade up
3rd person singular
shades up
Present participle
shading up
Past simple
shaded up
Past participle
shaded up
Examples
During the hot afternoon, the horses were observed shading up near the barn to escape the intense sunlight.
