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- pronunciation:
- hae
ro
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a farm tool used to break up and level ground that has been plowed. A harrow has spikes or upright disks mounted on a heavy frame.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
harrows, harrowing, harrowed |
| definition 1: |
to go over or break up with a harrow.
The farmer spent several days harrowing his fields. |
| definition 2: |
to cause to suffer or worry a great deal.
The fire at the school harrowed the whole town.
- similar words:
- distress, plague, rack, torment
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| related words: |
cultivate, tear |
| derivations: |
harrowingly (adv.), harrower (n.) |
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