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- DictionaryHar·row/ˈherō/
noun
- 1. an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over plowed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.
verb
- 1. draw a harrow over (land): "they ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay"
- 2. cause distress to: "Todd could take it, whereas I'm harrowed by it"
1. : to cultivate with a harrow (see harrow entry 2) harrow the fields. 2. : torment, vex. harrowed by war. has not set out to appall the reader with horrors nor to harrow him with miseries Douglas Stewart. harrower. ˈher-ə-wər. ˈha-rə- noun.
Harrow definition: an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.. See examples of HARROW used in a sentence.
HARROW definition: 1. a large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth…. Learn more.
To harrow is to cause worry and upset, the way a truly scary movie might harrow you, making it hard to sleep without turning on the light. Harrow is an uncommon verb that was originally used in a religious context.
1. an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, for leveling and breaking up clods in plowed land. v.t. 2. to draw a harrow over (land). 3. to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of. v.i. 4. to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.
verb [ I or T ] us / ˈher.oʊ / uk / ˈhær.əʊ /. to use a large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth into small pieces ready for planting: roughly plowed and harrowed land.
noun. 1. any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil. verb. 2. (transitive) to draw a harrow over (land) 3. (intransitive) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing. 4. (transitive)
A frame with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (military) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
[usually passive] to make somebody feel very shocked, frightened or upset. (be) harrowed by something They remain harrowed by the eight weeks of bombing. Check pronunciation: harrow. Definition of harrow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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