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- DictionaryPlow/plou/
noun
- 1. a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or by animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds.
- 2. a yoga pose assumed by lying on one's back and swinging one's legs over one's head until the outstretched feet approach or touch the floor: "positions like plow and headstand can strain the neck"
verb
- 1. turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plow, especially before sowing: "Uncle Vic plowed his garden"
- 2. (especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner: "the car plowed into the side of a van"
noun. an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 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. Type Founding. (formerly) an instrument for cutting the groove in the foot of type.
plow. also plough (plou) n. 1. A farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing. 2. An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade. 3.
A plow is a large tool used for farming. A farmer drives or pulls a plow across a field to prepare it for planting. The large blades of a plow break up the earth, cutting and turning it so it's loose and ready to be planted with seeds. When you operate a plow, you can say that you plow. Boats can plow through water, too — in fact, anything ...
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A plow is a large farming tool with sharp blades that is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. There are new tractors and new plows in the machinery lot. 2. See also snowplow. 3. transitive verb. When someone plows an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plow.
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. plows. A farm implement used to cut, turn up, and break up the soil. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade. American Heritage. Any implement like this. Webster's New World. (US) Alternative spelling of plough.
Definition of plow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLOW. [count] 1. : a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting. 2. : snowplow. under the plow. of land. : used for growing crops. The amount of local land under the plow is decreasing. 2 plow (US) verb. or British plough / ˈplaʊ/
