Meaning & Definition of Plow in English
English⟶
Plow
/plaʊ/
noun
1. A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
synonym:
- plow,
- plough
verb
1. To break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- "Farmer jones plowed his east field last week"
- "Turn the earth in the spring"
synonym:
- plow,
- plough,
- turn
2. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- "This book deals with incest"
- "The course covered all of western civilization"
- "The new book treats the history of china"
synonym:
- cover,
- treat,
- handle,
- plow,
- deal,
- address
3. Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
- "The ship plowed through the water"
synonym:
- plow,
- plough
Examples of using
You need a heavier plow than this.
From the old ox, the young one learns to plow.
Yoke the oxen to the plow.