ploughnoun [ C ]
UK US plow uk/plaʊ/us/plaʊ/a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted
See also
snowplough
under the plough formal
If land is under the plough, crops are grown on it:
These fields have been under the plough for centuries.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Farm vehicles & equipment
- all-terrain vehicle
- ATV
- Caterpillar tractor
- combine
- harrow
- harvester
- milking machine
- planter
- ploughshare
- plow
- plowshare
- reaper
- scarecrow
- sorter
- tractor
- yoke
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Areas of land where crops are grown
ploughverb [ I or T ]
UK US plow uk/plaʊ/us/plaʊ/to dig land with a plough:
Farmers start ploughing in the spring.
We're going to plough the top field next week.
Large areas of grazing land have been ploughed up to grow wheat.
Phrasal verb(s)
plough sth back/in
plough sth back
plough into sth/sb
plough sth into sth
plough on
plough through sth