Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense ploughs, present participle ploughing, past tense, past participle ploughedregional note: in AM, use plow
1. countable noun
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades which is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted.
2. See also snowplough
3. verb
When someone ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough.
They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. [VERB noun]
...a carefully ploughed field. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: turn over, dig, till, ridge More Synonyms of plough
ploughinguncountable noun
There is plenty of land around that needs ploughing.
4.
See under the plough
5. to plough a furrow
Phrasal verbs:
See plough back
See plough into
See plough on
See plough through
See plough up
plough in British English
or especially US plow (plaʊ)
noun
1.
an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc, for cutting or turning over the earth
2.
any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow
3.
a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood
4.
(in agriculture) ploughed land
5. put one's hand to the plough
verb
6.
to till (the soil) with a plough
7.
to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough
8. (whenintr, usually foll by through)
to move (through something) in the manner of a plough
the ship ploughed the water
9. (intransitive; foll bythrough)
to work at slowly or perseveringly
10. (intr; foll by into or through)
(of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path
the plane ploughed into the cottage roof
11. (tr; foll by in, up, under, etc)
to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc) into the earth with a plough
12. (intransitive) British slang
to fail an examination
Derived forms
plougher (ˈplougher) or especially US plower (ˈplower)
noun
Word origin
Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc
Plough in British English
(plaʊ)
noun
the Plough
plough in American English
(plaʊ)
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
British
plow
More idioms containing
plough
plough a lonely furrow
In other languages
plough
British English: plough /plaʊ/ NOUN
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades, which is attached to a tractor or an animal and used to turn over the soil before planting.
American English: plow
Arabic: مِحْرَاث
Brazilian Portuguese: arado
Chinese: 犁
Croatian: plug
Czech: pluh
Danish: plov
Dutch: ploeg werktuig
European Spanish: arado
Finnish: aura
French: charrue
German: Pflug
Greek: άροτρο
Italian: aratro
Japanese: 鋤
Korean: 쟁기
Norwegian: plog
Polish: pług
European Portuguese: arado
Romanian: plug
Russian: плуг
Latin American Spanish: arado
Swedish: plog
Thai: คันไถ
Turkish: pulluk
Ukrainian: плуг
Vietnamese: cái bừa
British English: plough /plaʊ/ VERB
When a farmer ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough.
They were using horses to plough their fields.
American English: plow
Arabic: يَحْرُث
Brazilian Portuguese: arar
Chinese: 犁
Croatian: orati
Czech: orat
Danish: pløje
Dutch: ploegen
European Spanish: arar
Finnish: kyntää
French: labourer
German: pflügen
Greek: οργώνω
Italian: arare
Japanese: 耕す
Korean: (땅을) 쟁기로 갈다
Norwegian: pløye
Polish: zaorać
European Portuguese: arar
Romanian: a ara
Russian: пахать
Latin American Spanish: arar
Swedish: ploga
Thai: ไถ
Turkish: tarla sürmek
Ukrainian: орати
Vietnamese: bừa cày
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All related terms of 'plough'
plough on
If you plough on , you continue moving or trying to complete something, even though it takes a lot of effort to go on.
plough up
If someone ploughs up an area of land, they plough it, usually in order to turn it into land used for growing crops .
disc plough
a plough that cuts by means of revolving steel discs
gang plough
a plough having two or more shares, coulters , and mouldboards designed to work simultaneously
plough back
If profits are ploughed back into a business, they are used to increase the size of the business or to improve it.
plough into
If something, for example a car , ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it.
the Plough
the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major
lister plough
a plough with a double mouldboard designed to throw soil to either side of a central furrow
plough horse
a horse used for pulling a plough
Plough Monday
the first Monday after Epiphany , which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
rotary plough
an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft , used to break up soil or weeds
breaking plough
a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land
plough through
If you plough through something such as a large meal or a long piece of work, you finally finish it although it takes a lot of effort .
stump-jump plough
a plough designed for use on land not cleared of stumps
under the plough
If an area of land is under the plough , it is used for growing crops . If land is brought or put under the plough , it is ploughed for the first time and is then used for growing crops.
to plough a furrow
If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow , you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
plough a lonely furrow
to do something by yourself and in your own way , without any help or support from other people
put one's hand to the plough
to begin or undertake a task
Chinese translation of 'plough'
plough
or (US) plow
(plau)
n(c)
犁 (lí) (把, bǎ)
vt
[field, land]耕 (gēng)
All related terms of 'plough'
plough back
▶ to plough sth back (into sth) ( profits ) 把某事再投资(資)(于(於)某事) bǎ mǒushì zài tóuzī (yú mǒushì)
plough into
( crowd ) 猛力撞入 měnglì zhuàngrù
plough through
( meal, work, meeting ) 费(費)力而缓(緩)慢地进(進)行 fèilì ér huǎnmàn de jìnxíng