Definition of plow - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
agricultureUS farm tool for breaking and turning soilUS
- The farmer used a plow to prepare the field.
2.
transportationUS vehicle or device for clearing snowUS
- The city deployed a plow to clear the streets.
Verb
1.
movementintr. US move through thick material by pushing steadily with forceintr. US
- The ship plowed through the stormy sea.
2.
farmingtr./intr. US turn over the soil with a farming tooltr./intr. US
- Farmers plow the fields every spring..
Images of plow
farm tool for breaking and turning soil 
vehicle or device for clearing snow
Expressions with plow
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keep going even when things are hard
We must plow ahead despite the setbacks.
crash into something with force
The car plowed into the wall.
keep going with effort, especially when it is hard
Even when tired, she decided to plow on.
person who does hard, reliable work
She is the plow horse of the team, always dependable.
reinvest profits into a business for growth
The company decided to plow back its earnings for expansion.
engage in futile or pointless effort
Trying to change his mind is like plowing the sands.
Origin of plow
Old English, plog (plow)
Terms with plow included in their meaning
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agriculture
long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow
agriculture
heavy plow used in cotton farming
agriculture
plow a straight line in a field
farming
small wheeled carriage under a plow beam
agriculture tool
plow with double moldboard for breaking soil between rows
agriculture
curved metal piece on a plow or bulldozer
plowing
curved part of a plow that turns over the earth
agriculture
cutting edge of a plow for slicing soil
plow
tool used for turning over soil
farming
land turned over with a plow
agriculture
horse used to pull a plow in fields
forceful movement
moving forcefully like a plow through soil
land soil
able to be turned over with a plow
farming
boy operating a plow in fields
agriculture
person who works land with a plow
agriculture
cutting edge of a plow for soil preparation
road clearing
removing snow from roads using a plow
Examples of plow in a sentence
He bought a new plow for the farm. A plow was needed to clear the driveway. The farm used a plow to remove the snow. The car plowed through the thick snow on the road. He plowed through the crowd to reach the stage. They need to plow the garden before planting.
The tractor is used to plow the heavy soil.
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- French:charrue, traverser, ...
- German:Pflug, pflügen, ...
- Italian:aratro, solcare, ...
- Spanish:arado, surcar, ...
- Portuguese:arado, romper, ...
- Chinese:犁, 奋力穿过, ...
- Japanese:すき, 突き進む, ...
- Arabic:مِحراث, شَقَّ, ...
- Hebrew:מַחְרֵשָׁה, לְפַלֵּס, ...
- Russian:плуг, пахать, ...
- Ukrainian:плуг, орати, ...
- Hindi:हल, जोर से चलना, ...
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