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- Dictionaryplough/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.
- 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
verb
- 1. turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing: "Uncle Vic ploughed his garden" Similar
- 2. (especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner: "the car ploughed into the side of a van" Similar
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PLOUGH definition: 1. a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted 2. If…. Learn more.
A plough or plow (both pronounced / p l aʊ /) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. [1] Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but modern ploughs are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. Can you solve 4 words at once? Play. Word of the Day. avatar. See Definitions and Examples » Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PLOUGH is chiefly British spelling of plow.
n. 1. 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. 2. An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade. 3. Plow See Big Dipper.
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades, which is attached to a tractor or an animal and used to turn over the soil before planting.
Definition of plough noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun, verb. us / plaʊ / uk / plaʊ / Add to word list Add to word list. UK spelling of plow. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Farm vehicles & equipment. all-terrain vehicle. ATV. binder. combine. goad. harrow. harvester. milking machine. planter. plowshare. reaper. seeder. sifter. sorter. spreader. tractor. yoke. See more results »
verb. to till (the soil) with a plough. to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough. whenintr, usually foll by through to move (through something) in the manner of a plough. the ship ploughed the water. intrfoll bythrough to work at slowly or perseveringly.
Definitions of plough. noun. a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing. synonyms: plow. see more. verb. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow. synonyms: plow, turn. see more. verb. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil. synonyms: plow.
Verb. Pronoun. Filter. noun. ploughs. Plow. Webster's New World. (literary or historical in the United States) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture.
