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plow

/ˈplaʊ/

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noun

US or Brit plough , pl plows

[count] a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting

snowplow

under the plow

of land :used for growing crops

The amount of local land under the plow is decreasing.

verb

US or Brit plough plows; plowed; plowing

[+ obj] :to dig into or break up (dirt, soil, land, etc.) with a plow

The soil was freshly plowed.

They used oxen to plow the field.

Plow the weeds back into the soil. [=use a plow to bury the weeds]

chiefly US :to use a snowplow to remove snow from a road, parking lot, etc. [+ obj]

My street hasn't been plowed yet.

We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway. [no obj]

The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.

to move through, over, or across (something) in a forceful and steady way [+ obj]

a ship/whale plowing the ocean

They continued to plow their way through the tall grass. [no obj]

followed by an adverb or preposition

A series of damaging storms plowed across the state last fall.

We plowed through the crowd.

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to do something difficult in a slow or steady way

She spent several hours plowing through the paperwork on her desk.

plough a furrow

xem furrow

plow ahead

[phrasal verb]

to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition

The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.

plow into

[phrasal verb]

plow into (someone or something) :to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed

The car plowed into the guardrail.

plow (money, profits, etc.) into (something) :to invest (money, profits, etc.) in (something) :to put (money) into (something)

The company plowed millions of dollars into research. - often + back

For the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.

plow on

[phrasal verb]

to continue doing something that is slow and difficult

I was discouraged, but I plowed on.

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