plough
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A device pulled through the ground to break it open into furrows for planting.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
plowIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈplaʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
agriculture
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
A joiner's plane for making grooves.
The use of a plough; tillage.
A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
Any of several other tools or implements that cut and push material.
Ellipsis of snowplough.
verb
Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
To move with force.
To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
transitivecolloquial
To knock over or run over (someone) without stopping.
transitive
To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.
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This meaning: (agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
Used this way, plough is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- plow , used mainly in Regional English
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