gardening

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The work of growing plants and looking after a garden.

   Like looking after a pet, but the pet is a patch of plants.

   Gardening keeps her busy all through spring and summer.

   He learned gardening from his grandmother when he was young.

   Similarhorticulture, cultivation

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of garden. Use this form for the activity happening now or as the name of the activity.

   She is gardening in the backyard this afternoon.

   They spent the whole weekend gardening together.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The careful work of looking after and tidying something, often content kept online.

   Like pulling weeds, but for messy files instead of a flower bed.

   Gardening your inbox keeps important messages from getting lost.

   Regular gardening of the team's files keeps everything easy to find.

   Similarcuration, maintenance, upkeep

   Oppositeneglect

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   In cricket, tapping the ground with the bat to smooth out small bumps.

   Like patting down loose dirt with your hand to make it flat.

   After the ball jumped sharply, the batsman did some gardening to smooth the spot.

   A bit of gardening between balls helped flatten the rough patch.

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5. 5
   nounslanghistoricaluncountable

   Dropping mines into the sea from a low-flying aircraft.

   Like scattering seeds across a field, but the seeds are mines dropped into the sea.

   The crews flew out at night for gardening over the enemy harbors.

   Gardening was dangerous work, flown low over the dark water.

   Similarminelaying

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