plower
noun
1.
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
2.
any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting grooves or a contrivance for clearing away snow from a road or track.
3.
Type Founding. (formerly) an instrument for cutting the groove in the foot of type.
4.
Bookbinding. a device for trimming the edges of the leaves by hand.
5.
( initial capital letter ) Astronomy.
a.
the constellation Ursa Major.
b.
the Big Dipper.
verb (used with object)
6.
to turn up (soil) with a plow.
7.
to make (a furrow) with a plow.
8.
to tear up, cut into, or make a furrow, groove, etc. in (a surface) with or as if with a plow (often followed by up ): The tractor plowed up an acre of trees.
9.
to clear by the use of a plow, especially a snowplow (sometimes followed by out ): The city's work crews were busily plowing the streets after the blizzard.
10.
to invest, as capital (often followed by into ): to plow several hundred million into developing new oil fields.
11.
to reinvest or reutilize (usually followed by back ): to plow profits back into new plants and equipment.
12.
a.
to cleave the surface of (the water): beavers plowing the pond.
b.
to make (a way) or follow (a course) in this manner: The yacht plowed an easterly course through the choppy Atlantic.
13.
Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.
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verb (used without object)
Verb phrases 14.
to till the soil or work with a plow.
15.
to take plowing in a specified way: land that plows easily.
16.
to move forcefully through something in the manner of a plow (often followed by through, into, along, etc.): The cop plowed through the crowd, chasing after the thief. The car plowed into our house.
17.
to proceed in a slow, laborious, and steady manner (often followed by through ): The researcher plowed through a pile of reports.
18.
to move through water by cleaving the surface: a ship plowing through a turbulent sea.
19.
plow under,
a.
to bury under soil by plowing.
b.
to cause to disappear; force out of existence; overwhelm: Many mom-and-pop groceries have been plowed under by the big chain stores.
Also, especially British, plough.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English plouh, plugh(e), plough(e), Old English plōh; cognate with German Pflug plow
before 1100; Middle English plouh, plugh(e), plough(e), Old English plōh; cognate with German Pflug plow
Related forms
plow·a·ble, adjective
plow·a·bil·i·ty, noun
plow·er, noun
o·ver·plow, verb
re·plow, verb (used with object), re·plowed, re·plow·ing.
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plough or plow (plaʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 to begin or undertake a task |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 6. | to till (the soil) with a plough |
| 7. | to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough |
| 8. | to move (through something) in the manner of a plough: the ship ploughed the water |
| 9. | to work at slowly or perseveringly |
| 10. | (intr; |
| 11. | (tr; |
| 12. | slang (Brit) (intr) to fail an examination |
| [Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc] | |
| plow or plow | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc] | |
| 'plougher or plow | |
| —n | |
| 'plower or plow | |
| —n | |
| plough or plow (plaʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 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 to begin or undertake a task |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 6. | to till (the soil) with a plough |
| 7. | to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough |
| 8. | to move (through something) in the manner of a plough: the ship ploughed the water |
| 9. | to work at slowly or perseveringly |
| 10. | (intr; |
| 11. | (tr; |
| 12. | slang (Brit) (intr) to fail an examination |
| [Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc] | |
| plow or plow | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc] | |
| 'plougher or plow | |
| —n | |
| 'plower or plow | |
| —n | |
| plow (plaʊ) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| the usual US spelling of plough | |
| 'plower | |
| —n | |
| plow (plaʊ) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| the usual US spelling of plough | |
| 'plower | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
plow
O.E. plog, ploh "plow, plowland (a measure of land)," possibly from Scand. (cf. O.N. plogr "plow"), from P.Gmc. *plogo- (cf. O.Fris. ploch, M.L.G. ploch, M.Du. ploech, O.H.G. pfluog). O.C.S. plugu, Lith. plugas "plow" are Germanic loan-words, as is probably L. plovus, plovum "plow," a word said by Pliny
to be of Rhaetian origin. Replaced O.E. sulh, cognate with L. sulcus "furrow." As a name for the Big Dipper, it is recorded from 1513. The verb is first recorded c.1420. Plowshare is first recorded c.1380.
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