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FROST HEAVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
Synonyms:
frost heave; frost heaving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("frost heave" is a kind of...):
geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)