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plow

Definition

  • noun: a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting
  • noun: an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
  • verb: to dig into or break up (dirt, soil, land, etc.) with a plow
  • verb: to turn, break up, or work with a plow
  • followed by an adverb or preposition
  • synonyms: husbandry, plowland, furrow

Examples

  • For the first 10 years, the profits were all 'plowed back into' the company.

  • She spent several hours 'plowing' through the paperwork on her desk.

  • A series of damaging storms 'plowed' across the state last fall.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We'll unhook the tank. One man, one bullet. I can't see. / Maadi. I can't see. Hey! They've got spears and plows! They're holding us back! Leave three bolts. Three. Hey, you! Are you okay?! I think she's hurt! (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road