shade up
Third Person
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Present Participle
shading up
Past Tense
shaded up
Past Participle
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(of animals) to seek a sheltered area to avoid direct exposure to the sun
- During the hot afternoon, the horses were observed shading up near the barn to escape the intense sunlight.
- Chickens often shade up under the coop or other structures to stay cool in the summer heat.
- As the sun reached its peak, the cows instinctively began to shade up under the large oak trees in the pasture.
- The goats preferred to shade up beneath the rocky outcrop, finding relief from the sun's rays in the natural shelter.
- The rancher observed that the cattle tended to shade up near the water troughs during the hottest part of the day.