plough
plough /ˈploʊ/
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
(
plough
, plow
[ N. American] )
a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
The farmer used a plough to till the soil before planting his crops
The farmer used a plough to till the soil before planting his crops
verb
-
[Canadian, British]
(farming) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
(
plough
[Canadian, British] , turn
, plow
[ N. American] )
(farming) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
Turn the earth in the Spring
turn the earth in the Spring
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[Canadian, British]
Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
(
plough
[Canadian, British] , plow
[ N. American] )
move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
The ship plowed through the water
The ship plowed through the water
noun
-
[British]
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
(
Big Dipper
[ N. American] , Charles's Wain
, Dipper
, Plough
[British] , Wagon
, Wain
)
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major