English dictionary
hoe
/h/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.
Source: webster1913
verb
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dig with a hoe
ExamplesHe is hoeing the flower beds.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to <i>hoe</i> the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to <i>hoe</i> corn.
Source: webster1913
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To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Source: webster1913