PLOW
\plˈa͡ʊ], \plˈaʊ], \p_l_ˈaʊ]\
Definitions of PLOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
By Princeton University
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move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
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to break and turn over earth esp. with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A farming implement for turning up the soil; any implement that works in a similar way; as, a snow plow.
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To turn up with a plow; to till.
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To break or turn up soil with, or as with, a plow; to move onward by cutting a way through; as, the ship plowed on. Also, plough.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To break up with a plow; work with a plow; cultivate.
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An implement for breaking up or turning over the soil; agriculture.
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Plowboy, ploughboy.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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