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

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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.

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

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   A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades which is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. 2. See also snowplough. 3. verb. When someone ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough. They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. [VERB noun] ...a carefully ploughed field.

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   Plough. A plough or (US) plow (both pronounced / plaʊ /) 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.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › ploughPlough - definition of plough by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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   Plough Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. plough. chiefly British spelling of plow. Dictionary Entries Near plough. plotz. plough a lone/lonely furrow. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Plough.”

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLOUGH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PLOUGH meaning: 1. a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted 2. If…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   plow verb (FORCE) [ always + adv/prep ] to force your way, or to advance slowly although it is difficult: [ I ] His truck left the road and plowed through some small trees. [ T ] He picked the book up again and plowed his way through two more chapters.