Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballast up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
bal-last up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ballast (stabilize or load with a weight) (something, e.g. a ship).

Transitive verb

verb

To ballast (lay a material on the bed of a railroad track) a track.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ballasts up (present, singular) ballasting up (participle, present) ballasted up (participle, past) ballasted up (past)

Questions

What does ballast up mean?
To ballast (stabilize or load with a weight) (something, e.g. a ship).

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