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HARROW definition: 1. a large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth…. Learn more.
Dec 8, 2016 · 1. : to cultivate with a harrow (see harrow entry 2) harrow the fields. 2. : torment, vex. harrowed by war. has not set out to appall the reader with horrors nor to harrow him with miseries Douglas Stewart. harrower. ˈher-ə-wər. ˈha-rə- noun.
Harrow definition: an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.. See examples of HARROW used in a sentence.
1. any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil. verb. 2. (transitive) to draw a harrow over (land) 3. (intransitive) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing. 4. (transitive) to distress; vex.
To harrow is to cause worry and upset, the way a truly scary movie might harrow you, making it hard to sleep without turning on the light. Harrow is an uncommon verb that was originally used in a religious context.
to use a large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth into small pieces ready for planting: roughly plowed and harrowed land. The plowman harrows and sows, and then waits for the harvest. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Harrow definition: A farm implement consisting of a heavy frame with sharp teeth or upright disks, used to break up and even off plowed ground. Dictionary Thesaurus
harrow. ( ˈhærəʊ) n. (Agriculture) any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil. vb. 1. (Agriculture) ( tr) to draw a harrow over (land) 2. (Agriculture) ( intr) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing.
Definition of harrow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of. v.i. to become broken up by harrowing, as soil. 1250–1300; Middle English harwe; akin to Old Norse herfi harrow, Dutch hark rake, Greek kró̄pion sickle. har′row•er, n. har•row2 (har′ ō), v.t. [ Archaic.] to ravish; violate; despoil. harry (def. 2).
