plough
/plaʊ/
Dictionary
noun
- The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
noun
- A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
"The horse-drawn plough had a tremendous impact on agriculture."
- The use of a plough; tillage.
- Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
- A joiner's plane for making grooves.
- A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
verb
- To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
"I've still got to plough that field."
- To use a plough.
"Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."
- To have sex with, penetrate.
- To move with force.
"Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
- To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
- To run through, as in sailing.
- To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
- (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
- (university slang) To fail (a student).
noun
- Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
Synonyms:carucate
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