plow meaning

UK US /plaʊ/ 1 syllable

plow (verb): to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.

plow has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

plow as a verb

  1. 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: plough, turn

    Type of: till

    Kinds: ridge, harrow

    Related forms: plower, plowing

  2. 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: cover, treat, handle, deal, address

    Type of: broach

    Kinds: theologize, discourse

  3. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
    • The ship plowed through the water

    Synonyms: plough

    Type of: travel

plow as a noun

  1. a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

    Synonyms: plough

    Type of: tool

    Kinds: bull tongue, moldboard plow

How to pronounce plow

plow is pronounced /plaʊ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with plow

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in OW · 4-letter words

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