Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: plow
IPA transcription: [pl'aʊ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: plow, plough
    Meaning: a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: plow, plough, turn
    Meaning: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
  • Synonyms: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
    Meaning: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
  • Synonyms: plow, plough
    Meaning: move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
Usage examples
  • He fastened the plow to the yoke.
  • The land was held in common: each individual could plow, sow, and reap.
  • The hard ground was torn up by the plow of adamant, and the clods groaned as they were cast up.
  • Then he took his shield and set it upon his back, and grasping the handles of the plow he started to make the furrow.