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How to pronounce plow in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms plough, turn
Type of till
Has types ridge, disk, harrow
Derivation plower, plowing


Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week.
Type Words
Synonyms plough
Type of tool
Has types bull tongue, moldboard plow, mouldboard plough
Type Words
Synonyms address, cover, deal, handle, treat
Type of broach, initiate
Has types talk about, theologize, discourse, discuss, theologise
Verb group handle, comprehend, cover, treat, embrace, encompass, do by
Type Words
Synonyms plough
Type of locomote, move, go, travel


The ship plowed through the water.

Examples of plow

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Don't plow up the back yard, just plant a few containers or a small garden plot.
From the dailyherald.com
They said it was the first time they ever saw a snow plow in their neighborhood.
From the bostonherald.com
It also requires insurers to plow any investment earnings back into the program.
From the sfgate.com
Some other streets, he said, may just look as though a plow hasn't been through.
From the omaha.com
He recalled the time an avalanche came down and pushed the plow across the road.
From the thenewstribune.com
Traffic loosened up only as a plow came through and cleared a path, Rettew said.
From the denverpost.com
Extremely wealthy, he plans to plow $700 million his own money into his company.
From the tech.fortune.cnn.com
About 250 trucks were ready to plow and spread salt on state highways if needed.
From the foxnews.com
They will continue to plow fewer dollars into fewer, carefully vetted companies.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
  • To break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
  • Cover: 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"
  • Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
  • (plowed) (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields"
  • (plowing) tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him"
  • The plough (American spelling: plow; both) is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It has been a basic instrument for most of recorded history, and represents one of the major advances in agriculture. ...
  • Alternative spelling of plough; Alternative spelling of plough
  • (plowing) Alternative form of ploughing; : riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular; ploughing