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Plow

see synonyms of plow

Noun

1. plough, plow

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Verb

2. plough, plow, turn

to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

Example Sentences:
'Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week'
'turn the earth in the Spring'

3. address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

Example Sentences:
'This book deals with incest'
'The course covered all of Western Civilization'
'The new book treats the history of China'

4. plough, plow

move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil

Example Sentences:
'The ship plowed through the water'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plow

see synonyms of plow
noun, verb
the usual US spelling of plough

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Plow

see synonyms of plow
noun
1. 
a farm implement used to cut, turn up, and break up the soil
2.  US
any implement like this
; specif.,
a. 
snowplow (sense 1)
b. 
any of various tools for cutting a groove or furrow
verb transitive
3. 
to cut and turn up (soil) with a plow
4. 
to make furrows in with or as with a plow
5. 
to make by or as if by plowing
to plow one's way through a crowd
6. 
to cut a way through (water)
a ship plowing the waves
7. 
to invest or spend (as money, capital, etc.)
often with into
plowing all extra dollars into an IRA
8.  British, Slang
to reject (a candidate) in an examination
verb intransitive
9. 
to till the soil with a plow; use a plow
10. 
to take plowing as specified
a field that plows easily
11. 
to cut a way (through water, snow, etc.)
12. 
to advance laboriously; plod
13. 
to begin work vigorously
with into
14. 
to collide forcefully
with into
15.  British, Slang
to fail in an examination

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Plow

see synonyms of plow
n.
1. A farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing.
2. An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade.
3. Plow See Big Dipper.
v. plowed, plow·ing, plows also ploughed or plough·ing or ploughs
v.tr.
1.
a. To break and turn over (earth) with a plow.
b. To form (a furrow, for example) with a plow.
c. To form furrows in with a plow: plow a field.
d. To form wrinkles or creases in: His forehead was plowed with lines of stress.
2.
a. To move or clear (snow, for example) by means of a plow.
b. To clear (an area) of snow or other material by means of a plow.
3. To make or form with driving force: I plowed my way through the crowd.
4. To progress through (water): plow the high seas.
5. Vulgar Slang To have intercourse with (another). Used of a man.
v.intr.
1. To break and turn up earth with a plow.
2. To move or clear material such as snow with a plow.
3. To admit of plowing: Rocky earth plows poorly.
4. To move or progress with driving force: The ball carrier plowed through the defensive line.
5. To proceed laboriously; plod: plowed through the backlog of work.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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