Dethatch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dethatch is a verb meaning (transitive) To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.
Meaning
(transitive) To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.
Example Sentences
The services available vary widely, from basic tasks like mowing and edging walkways and flower beds to more involved work like trimming shrubs and bushes, applying fertilizer and pesticides, and dethatching, which removes layers of dead grass.
Word Forms
- dethatches
- dethatching
- dethatched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scarify, unthatch, unturf, deweed, scalp, turf.
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