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plow
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- pronunciation:
- plaU
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a heavy farm tool that has a wide blade and is pulled by a tractor or strong animal. Plows are used for turning over and cutting through soil.
- similar words:
- backhoe, harrow
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definition 2: |
any similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
plows, plowing, plowed |
definition 1: |
to cut or turn over by using a plow.
The farmer plowed his fields.
- synonyms:
- cultivate, till
- similar words:
- cultivate, drive, farm, fold, funnel, furrow, harrow, hoe, press, push, rake, shear, shove, till, work
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definition 2: |
to cut with a plow or to cut as if with a plow (sometimes followed by "up").
She plowed up the yard for a new garden.The ship plowed the waves. |
definition 3: |
to go ahead in a strong way, but with difficulty, into or through something.
The teacher plowed through the pile of tests that she needed to grade.- similar words:
- toil
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related words: |
cultivate, root |
derivations: |
plowable (adj.), plower (n.) |
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