Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb land_up
2 senses of land up
Sense 1
land up, earth up -- (block with earth, as after a landslide)
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish -- (finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again")
=> act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")