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单词 plowed
释义

plow

1 of 2

noun

ˈplau̇ How to pronounce plow (audio)
1
: an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
2
: any of various devices (such as a snowplow) operating like a plow

plow

2 of 2

verb

plowed; plowing; plows

transitive verb

1
a
: to turn, break up, or work with a plow
b
: to make (something, such as a furrow) with a plow
2
: to cut into, open, or make furrows or ridges in with or as if with a plow
3
: to cleave the surface of or move through (water)
whales plowing the ocean
4
: to clear away snow from with a snowplow
plow the street
5
: to spend or invest (money) in substantial amounts
used with into
plow money into stocks

intransitive verb

1
a
: to use a plow
b
: to undergo plowing
2
a
: to move forcefully into or through something
the car plowed into a fence
b
: to proceed steadily and laboriously
had to plow through a stack of letters
plowable
ˈplau̇-ə-bəl How to pronounce plow (audio)
adjective
plower
ˈplau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce plow (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Verb

  • break
  • furrow
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Example Sentences

Verb The soil was freshly plowed. They used oxen to plow the field. My street hasn't been plowed yet. We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway. The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over. a ship plowing the ocean They continued to plow their way through the tall grass. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The mayor stressed at this point the city isn’t entertaining the purchase of another plow. John Benson, cleveland, 1 July 2022 The second spurred population growth through crop rotation, improvement of the plow, a suite of policy changes including the division of the commons into parcels of private property. Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes, 30 June 2022 His grandfather had cut hay by hand, using a scythe, and had driven a plow pulled by a team of horses. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 The family shared the backbreaking work with two bulls that pulled the plow and a horse that carried the bags bulging with tubers. New York Times, 30 May 2022 Plow driver fired: A snowplow driver has been fired after his plow threw snow and slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, damaging 55 vehicles, Olivia Mitchell reports. cleveland, 9 Feb. 2022 The city is planning to spend roughly $229,000 for a new 10-ton 2023 International HV507 SFA truck chassis and cab with plow. John Benson, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022 The plow had its blade down and flashing lights on at the time of the crash. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022 Communicating to residents Ahead of last week’s storm, Bibb rolled out a new pilot program for an online plow tracker map that was intended to show residents the streets that had been plowed at least once, and the location of plows around the city. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
Verb
The company this year is rolling out self-driving tractors that can plow fields by themselves, and sprayers that distinguish weeds from crops. Bob Tita, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 The Ravens will plow ahead without any guarantee that their most important player will be in Baltimore for years to come. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 Also, a devotee might plow 25%, 50%, or even 75% of their income into savings, a financial cushion that typically goes into stocks or rental property, holdings that usually hold their own in inflationary times. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022 The company makes tractors and the kinds of big equipment that farmers use to plow their fields and harvest their crops. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 The cattle mainly were used as draft animals to plow fields. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022 Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2022 Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 After the elder Hazel bought a farm in McLean with hopes of raising crops to feed the family during the Depression, Til would often bicycle or hitchhike the eight miles from Arlington after school to plow the fields. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog plow

First Known Use

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

plow 1 of 2

noun

ˈplau̇ How to pronounce plow (audio)
1
: a farm machine used to dig into, break up, and turn over soil
2
: a device (as a snowplow) used to spread or clear away matter on the ground

plow

2 of 2

verb

plowed; plowing
1
: to dig into, break up, or turn over soil with a plow
plow a furrow
plow the soil
2
: to move through or continue with force or determination
Our ship plowed through the waves.
She plowed ahead with the planning.

plowed

verb

past tense of plow
1
as in raked
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • raked
  • cultivated
  • furrowed
  • tilled
  • broke
  • hoed
  • fallowed
  • harrowed
  • rototilled
  • listed
2
as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • labored
  • struggled
  • worked
  • wrought
  • grubbed
  • tried
  • hustled
  • tugged
  • toiled
  • humped
  • drudged
  • plugged
  • sweated
  • slaved
  • endeavored
  • travailed
  • slogged
  • plodded
  • sweat
  • strived
  • banged away
  • strove
  • strained
  • fagged
  • sweat blood
  • dug (away)
  • sweated blood
  • attacked
  • moiled
  • drove
  • scratched
  • pitched in
  • beavered (away)
  • dug in
  • pegged (away)
  • waded
  • exerted
  • exercised
  • trudged
  • essayed
  • knuckled down
  • eked out
  • overworked
  • overexerted
  • scrabbled
  • hammered (away)
  • buckled (down)
  • put out
  • applied (oneself)
  • ground (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • broke
  • slackened
  • idled
  • chilled
  • loafed
  • lounged
  • rested
  • eased (up)
  • shirked
  • let up
  • dallied
  • lazed
  • slacked (off)
  • played
  • bummed
  • hung (around or out)
  • relaxed
  • unwound
  • lolled
  • hanged (around or out)
  • hacked (around)
  • basked
  • hung
  • reposed
  • goofed (off)
  • hanged
  • trifled
  • goldbricked
  • dillydallied
  • dabbled
  • footled
  • doodled
  • vegged out
  • puttered (around)
  • pottered (around)
  • fooled around
  • hung about
  • goofed (around)
  • monkeyed (around)
  • fribbled
  • messed around
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