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Harrow
see synonyms of harrowNoun
1. harrow
a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Verb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Harrow
see synonyms of harrownoun
1.
any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil
verb
2. (transitive)
to draw a harrow over (land)
3. (intransitive)
(of soil) to become broken up through harrowing
4. (transitive)
to distress; vex
verb (transitive) archaic
1.
to plunder or ravish
2.
(of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
noun
a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)
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Harrow
see synonyms of harrow1.
borough of Greater London, England: pop. 200,000
2.
private preparatory school for boys, in this borough
noun
1.
a frame with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, etc.
verb transitive
2.
to draw a harrow over (land)
3.
to cause mental distress to; torment; vex
verb intransitive
4.
to take harrowing
ground that harrows well
verb transitive
Archaic
to rob, plunder, or pillage
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Harrow
see synonyms of harrow A borough of Greater London in southeast England. It is the site of the public school Harrow, founded in 1572.
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