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plough


Definition: Meaning of, plough in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plaʊ /

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plough ploughs
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  1. a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted
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  2. under the plough British English formal land that is under the plough is used for growing crops
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plough ploughed ploughed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ploughing ploughs
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  1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn over the earth using a plough so that seeds can be planted
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move with a lot of effort or force
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  3. plough a lonely/lone furrow British English literary to do a job or activity that is different from those done by other people, or to do it alone
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Plough


Definition: Meaning of, Plough in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plaʊ /

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  1. the Plough the group of seven bright stars that can be seen only from the northern part of the world [=  the Big Dipper American English]
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Plough used in phrases

  • We Plough the Fields and Scatter
    1. a HYMN (= a song of praise to God) sung in the UK at HARVEST FESTIVAL s . It begins: We plough the fields and scatter/The good seed on the land,/But it is fed and watered/By God's almighty hand...
  • lister plough (noun)
    1. moldboard plough with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
  • mouldboard plough (noun)
    1. plough that has a moldboard
  • plough horse (noun)
    1. a horse used to pull a plough
  • snow plough (noun)
    1. a vehicle or piece of equipment on the front of a vehicle that is used to push snow off roads, railways etc
    2. British English a position in SKIING in which you have the fronts of your SKI s together and the backs of your SKIs apart. It is used to slow down and to turn
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Plough used in phrasal verbs

  • plough ahead (phrasal verb)
    1. to continue to do something that may involve problems or that other people are opposing
  • plough back (phrasal verb)
    1. to put any profits made by a business back into it in order to make it more successful
  • plough into (phrasal verb)
    1. plough into someone/something to crash into someone or something with force, especially because you are moving or driving too quickly or in a careless or uncontrolled way
    2. plough something into something to invest a lot of money in something in order to improve it or make it successful
  • plough on (phrasal verb)
    1. to continue doing something that takes a lot of effort or is likely to cause you problems
  • plough through (phrasal verb)
    1. plough through something to finish something that takes a long time and is difficult or boring
    2. plough through someone/something to crash through something or a group of people with force, especially because you are moving or driving too quickly or in a careless or uncontrolled way
  • plough up (phrasal verb)
    1. to turn over the grass surface of a field with a plough in order to use the field for growing crops
    2. to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving over it too much
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