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hoehoe H0224500 (hō)n. A tool with a flat blade attached approximately at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, cultivating, and gardening.v. hoed, hoe·ing, hoes v.tr. To weed, cultivate, or dig up with a hoe.v.intr. To work with a hoe. [Middle English howe, from Old French houe, of Germanic origin; see kau- in Indo-European roots.] ho′er n.hoe (həʊ) n (Agriculture) any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etcvb, hoes, hoeing or hoed (Agriculture) to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe[C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to hew, German Haue hoe] ˈhoer n ˈhoeˌlike adjhoe (hoʊ) n., v. hoed, hoe•ing. n. 1. a long-handled implement with a thin, flat blade usu. set transversely, used esp. in breaking up the soil and in weeding. 2. any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster. v.t. 3. to scrape, weed, or cultivate with a hoe. v.i. 4. to use a hoe. [1325–75; Middle English howe < Old French houe < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew] ho′er, n. hoe Past participle: hoed Gerund: hoeing
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I hoe | you hoe | he/she/it hoes | we hoe | you hoe | they hoe |
Preterite |
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I hoed | you hoed | he/she/it hoed | we hoed | you hoed | they hoed |
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I am hoeing | you are hoeing | he/she/it is hoeing | we are hoeing | you are hoeing | they are hoeing |
Present Perfect |
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I have hoed | you have hoed | he/she/it has hoed | we have hoed | you have hoed | they have hoed |
Past Continuous |
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I was hoeing | you were hoeing | he/she/it was hoeing | we were hoeing | you were hoeing | they were hoeing |
Past Perfect |
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I had hoed | you had hoed | he/she/it had hoed | we had hoed | you had hoed | they had hoed |
Future |
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I will hoe | you will hoe | he/she/it will hoe | we will hoe | you will hoe | they will hoe |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hoed | you will have hoed | he/she/it will have hoed | we will have hoed | you will have hoed | they will have hoed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hoeing | you will be hoeing | he/she/it will be hoeing | we will be hoeing | you will be hoeing | they will be hoeing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hoeing | you have been hoeing | he/she/it has been hoeing | we have been hoeing | you have been hoeing | they have been hoeing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hoeing | you will have been hoeing | he/she/it will have been hoeing | we will have been hoeing | you will have been hoeing | they will have been hoeing |
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I had been hoeing | you had been hoeing | he/she/it had been hoeing | we had been hoeing | you had been hoeing | they had been hoeing |
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I would hoe | you would hoe | he/she/it would hoe | we would hoe | you would hoe | they would hoe |
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I would have hoed | you would have hoed | he/she/it would have hoed | we would have hoed | you would have hoed | they would have hoed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hoe - a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handlehoe handle - the handle of a hoeDutch hoe, scuffle hoe, scuffle - a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pullingtool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation | Verb | 1. | hoe - dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stocktill - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil" | Translationshoe (həu) noun a long-handled tool with a metal blade used for removing or destroying weeds etc. 鋤頭 锄头 verb – present participle ˈhoeing – to use a hoe eg to remove or destroy weeds. This morning I hoed the garden/weeds. 鋤 锄hoe
a long row to hoeA particularly difficult or problematic task, situation, or set of circumstances to contend with or confront. Immigration reform was one of the new president's primary campaign promises, but it will likely prove a long row to hoe, given the deep divisions in congress. I know finishing this thesis will be a long row to hoe, but I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.See also: hoe, long, rowbros before hoesslang A reminder, said by a male to his male friend(s), asserting that their friendship should be more important than relationships or interactions with females. Come on, man, don't ditch us for that girl you just met! Bros before hoes, bro!See also: before, bro, hoea hard row to hoeA particularly difficult or problematic task, situation, or set of circumstances to contend with or confront. Tax reform was one of the new president's primary campaign promises, but it will likely prove a hard row to hoe, given the deep divisions in congress. I know finishing this thesis will be a hard row to hoe, but I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.See also: hard, hoe, rowtough row to hoeA particularly difficult or problematic task, situation, or set of circumstances to contend with or confront. Immigration reform was one of the new president's primary campaign promises, but it will likely prove a tough row to hoe given the deep divisions in congress. I know finishing this thesis will be a tough row to hoe, but I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.See also: hoe, row, toughhoe (one's) own rowTo not interfere in someone else's affairs; to not pry or be nosy. Hoe your own row, will you? I can take care of my problems just fine. I really wish she would hoe her own row and stop asking me about my finances. So there I was, hoeing my own row, when the security guard comes over and starts asking me all kinds of questions.See also: hoe, own, rowhoe one's own rowRur. to mind one's own business. Tom: You're cutting up those carrots awful small. Jane: Hoe your own row! He didn't get involved in other people's fights. He just hoed his own row.See also: hoe, own, rowtough row to hoe and hard row to hoeFig. a difficult task to carry out; a heavy set of burdens. It's a tough row to hoe, but hoe it you will. This is not an easy task. This is a hard row to hoe.See also: hoe, row, toughtough row to hoeAlso, hard row to hoe. A difficult course, hard work to accomplish, as in He knew he'd have a tough row to hoe by running against this popular incumbent. [First half of 1800s] See also: hoe, row, tougha hard row to hoe or a tough row to hoe A hard row to hoe or a tough row to hoe is a situation which is very difficult to deal with. With four children under six and very little money, my mother had a hard row to hoe. In a criminal prosecution against the police, the prosecutor has a very tough row to hoe. She is the first to admit that being a woman in politics has been a hard row to hoe.See also: hard, hoe, rowa hard (or tough) row to hoe a difficult task. Hoeing a row of plants is used here as a metaphor for very arduous work.See also: hard, hoe, rowhoe and ho n. a prostitute; a whore. (Originally black. Streets.) Get them hoes outa here! tough row to hoe n. a difficult task to carry out; a heavy set of burdens. This is not an easy task. This is a tough row to hoe. See also: hoe, row, tough a tough row to hoe Informal A difficult situation to endure.See also: hoe, row, toughtough/hard/long row to hoe, aA difficult course to follow; hard work to accomplish. This metaphor comes from nineteenth-century America, when most people lived in rural areas and cultivated at least some land. David Crockett used it in his Tour to the North and Down East (1835): “I never opposed Andrew Jackson for the sake of popularity. I knew it was a hard row to hoe; but I stood up to the rack.”See also: hard, long, row, toughMedicalSeeHoHOE
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Words related to hoenoun a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handleRelated Words- hoe handle
- Dutch hoe
- scuffle hoe
- scuffle
- tool
verb dig with a hoeRelated Words- farming
- husbandry
- agriculture
- till
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