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- Dictionaryharrow/ˈharəʊ/
noun
- 1. an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.
verb
- 1. draw a harrow over (land): "they ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay"
- 2. cause distress to: "Todd could take it, whereas I'm harrowed by it"
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1. : to cultivate with a harrow (see harrow entry 2) harrow the fields. 2. : torment, vex.
harrow. verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈhær.əʊ / us / ˈher.oʊ / 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 ploughed and harrowed land. The ploughman harrows and sows, and then waits for the harvest. More examples.
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.
verb [ I or T ] us / ˈher.oʊ / uk / ˈhær.əʊ /. 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.
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.
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. 3. ( tr) to distress; vex.
