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   plough

   /plaʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.
   • ▪ land that has been ploughed: "she saw a brown strip of plough"
   • ▪ a snowplough. North American
   • 2. a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), containing the Pointers that indicate the direction to the Pole Star. British
   • 3. a yoga pose assumed by lying on one's back and swinging one's legs over one's head until the outstretched feet approach or touch the floor: "poses such as the plough promote circulation and the drainage of blood from the legs"

   verb

   • 1. turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing: "Uncle Vic ploughed his garden" Similar cultivatetillworkfurrowharrowridgebreak upturn up
   • ▪ cut (a furrow or line) with or as if with a plough: "icebergs have ploughed furrows on the seabed"
   • ▪ (of a ship or boat) travel through (an area of water): "cruise liners plough the long-sailed routes"
   • 2. (especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner: "the car ploughed into the side of a van" Similar careerplungecrashsmashbulldozehurtlecannonlurchdriveruncareeninformal:barrel
   • ▪ advance or progress laboriously or forcibly: "they ploughed their way through deep snow" Similar trudgeplodtoilclumppush one's waywadeflounderpressmove laboriouslyinformal:slogtrog
   • 3. clear snow from (a road) using a snowplough: North American "he could use the car only in summer because the roads weren't ploughed in winter"
   • 4. fail (an examination): informal, dated British "not many people plough Greats and become a professor of Latin"

   Word Origin late Old Englishplōh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ploeg and German Pflug. The spelling plough became common in England in the 18th century; earlier (16th–17th centuries) the noun was normally spelled plough, the verb plow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ploughable adjective
   • 2. plougher noun

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   What is a plough used for?

   • Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil. It has been fundamental to farming for most of history. The earliest ploughs had no wheels; such a plough was known to the Romans as an aratrum.

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   What is plough noun?

   • Definition of plough noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades (= metal cutting parts), pulled by a tractor or by animals. It is used for digging and turning over soil, especially before seeds are planted. Oxen were used to pull ploughs.

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   What is a plow used for?

   • A plough or (US) plow (both pronounced / plaʊ /) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but in modern farms are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil.

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   What is a ploughed field?

   • In modern use, a ploughed field is normally left to dry and then harrowed before planting. Ploughing and cultivating soil evens the content of the upper 12 to 25 centimetres (5 to 10 in) layer of soil, where most plant feeder roots grow. Ploughs were initially powered by humans, but the use of farm animals is considerably more efficient.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLOUGH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Plough is a noun and a verb that means to dig land with a farming tool or a group of stars in the northern sky. Learn how to use plough in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.

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   Plough is the chiefly British spelling of plow, a tool for breaking up and cultivating soil. Learn more about the word, its origin, and its usage with examples and translations.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › ploughPLOUGH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Plough is a noun and a verb that means a farm vehicle or equipment for digging up the soil. It can also refer to a group of seven stars in the northern sky. Learn how to use plough in sentences and see translations in different languages.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of plough, a large piece of farming equipment with curved blades. Also find out the difference between plough and the Big Dipper, a group of stars.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLOUGH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A plough is a farming tool with sharp blades that turns over the soil before planting. Learn how to say plough in British and American English, and see examples of plough as a noun and a verb.

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