In specific uses. transitive. To plough or dig (soil) so as to bring the underparts to the surface. Also intransitive.

transitive. To turn (soil, etc.) so as to bring up the underparts to the surface by digging or ploughing, or (of an animal) with the snout or paws…

spec. in Agriculture and Horticulture. To make a series of trenches in digging or ploughing (a piece of ground), so as to bring the lower soil to…

transitive. To reverse or shift (soil, hay, etc.) so as to expose the underparts, or different parts successively. Cf. main sense 10b.

To turn over (soil, etc.) so as to expose the under parts. Also absol. Obsolete.

transitive. To turn over (soil, earth, ground) so as to bring the lower soil to the surface by ploughing, digging, etc. In early use poetic.