English dictionary
plow
/pl/AU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
Synonyms ploughSource: WordNet 3.0
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A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil <i>plow</i>; the draining <i>plow</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
ExamplesFarmer Jones plowed his east field last week.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Source: WordNet 3.0
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move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
ExamplesThe ship plowed through the water.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to <i>plow</i> the ground; to <i>plow</i> a field.
Source: webster1913
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To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything.
Source: webster1913