plow

Use plow in a sentence

A tractor plowing a field.

noun

The definition of a plow is a machine or tool used to cut or turn over the soil or to move dirt or snow.
1. An example of a plow is a farm machine used to turn over soil.
2. An example of a plow is the attachment on a vehicle that is used to remove snow from a highway.

verb

Plow is defined as to cut or rush through.
1. An example of to plow is to turn over the soil at the end of the growing season.
2. An example of to plow is a college student hurrying through the study material for a mid-term.

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plow

a farm implement used to cut, turn up, and break up the soil
any implement like this; specif.,
1. snowplow (sense )
2. any of various tools for cutting a groove or furrow

Origin of plow

Middle English ploh from Late OE, akin to German pflug, Old Norse plógr from Germanic an unverified form plog- from native Alpine (Rhaetian) base from source Langobardic plovum

to cut and turn up (soil) with a plow
to make furrows in with or as with a plow
to make by or as if by plowing: to plow one's way through a crowd
to cut a way through (water): a ship plowing the waves
to clear with a snowplow
to invest or spend (as money, capital, etc.): often with into: plowing all extra dollars into an IRA
Brit., Slang to reject (a candidate) in an examination

to till the soil with a plow; use a plow
to take plowing as specified: a field that plows easily
to cut a way (through water, snow, etc.)
to advance laboriously; plod
to begin work vigorously: with into
to collide forcefully: with into
Brit., Slang to fail in an examination

plow Idioms

plow back

to reinvest (profits) in the same business enterprise

plow under

to bury (crops or vegetation) by plowing, so as to enrich the soil or in seeking to prevent overproduction
Informal to destroy; obliterate

plow up

to remove with a plow
to till (soil) thoroughly

the Plow

Astron.

the constellation Ursa Major
Big Dipper

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plow

also plough

noun

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.
An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade.
Plow See Big Dipper.

verb

plowed, plow·ing, plows, also ploughed plough·ing ploughs

verb

transitive

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.
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.
To make or form with driving force: I plowed my way through the crowd.
To progress through (water): plow the high seas.
Vulgar Slang To have intercourse with (another). Used of a man.

verb

intransitive

To break and turn up earth with a plow.
To move or clear material such as snow with a plow.
To admit of plowing: Rocky earth plows poorly.
To move or progress with driving force: The ball carrier plowed through the defensive line.
To proceed laboriously; plod: plowed through the backlog of work.

Phrasal Verbs: plow back To reinvest (earnings or profits) in one's business. plow in To block or isolate by plowing snow across ways of egress. plow into Informal To strike with force: The van plowed into the hydrant. To begin to eat (food) with eagerness. plow under To turn or force (crops or manure, for example) into the soil with a plow.To overwhelm, as with burdens: was plowed under with work.

Origin of plow

Middle English plough, plouw from Old English plōh, plōg plow, plowland

Related Forms:

plow′a·ble
adjective

plow′er
noun

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