plough

plough
(US plow)
noun
1》 a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.
    ↘land that has been ploughed.
2》 (the Plough) Brit. a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).
verb
1》 turn up (earth) with a plough.
2》 (often plough into) (of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner.
    ↘(of a ship or boat) travel through (an area of water).
    ↘(often plough on) advance or progress laboriously or forcibly.
3》 (plough something in) invest or reinvest money in a business.
4》 chiefly N. Amer. clear snow from (a road) using a snowplough.
5》 Brit. informal, dated fail (an examination).
Derivatives
ploughable adjective
plougher noun
Origin
OE plōh, of Gmc origin.

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  • plough — (US plow) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plough) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • plough — plough; plough·er; plough·land; plough·man; …   English syllables

  • plough — [plaʊ] , plow verb plough something → back into something phrasal verb [transitive] to put money that you have made back into a business, in order to make the business bigger and more successful, rather than giving it to shareholders: • The group …   Financial and business terms

  • Plough — Plough, n. & v. See {Plow}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plough — [plau] n BrE the Plough the group of seven bright stars that can be seen only from the northern part of the world American Equivalent: the Big Dipper …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plough in — To cover with earth by ploughing • • • Main Entry: ↑plough …   Useful english dictionary

  • plough — [ plau ] the British spelling of plow 2 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • plough — alternative spelling of PLOW (Cf. plow). Related: Ploughed; ploughing …   Etymology dictionary

  • plough — is the normal BrE spelling, but plow is used in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • plough — [plou] n., vt., vi. chiefly Brit. sp. of PLOW …   English World dictionary

  • Plough — Plow redirects here. For the Canadian soldier, see Edward Chester Plow. Plowman redirects here. For the surname, see Plowman (surname). Furrow redirects here. For other uses, see Furrow (disambiguation). For other uses, see Plough… …   Wikipedia

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