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  plow.
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  the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major

plough

American  

[plou] / plaʊ /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. plow.

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plough ¹ British  

/ plaʊ /

noun

1. an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc, for cutting or turning over the earth

2. any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow

3. a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood

4. (in agriculture) ploughed land

5. to begin or undertake a task

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verb

1. to till (the soil) with a plough

2. to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough

3. to move (through something) in the manner of a plough

   the ship ploughed the water

4. to work at slowly or perseveringly

5. (intr; foll by into or through) (of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path

   the plane ploughed into the cottage roof

6. (tr; foll by in, up, under, etc) to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc) into the earth with a plough

7. slang (intr) to fail an examination

Plough ² British  

/ plaʊ /

noun

1. Usual US name: the Big Dipper.  Also known as: Charles's Wain.  the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major

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Other Word Forms

• plougher
  noun
• unploughed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of plough

Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc

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But as chipmakers plough resources into lucrative HBM, shortages of the less flashy memory chips in everyday consumer electronics are pushing up prices, with Apple hiking the cost of its MacBooks and iPads.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Gas and dust are piling up there much like snow gathering in front of a plough.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, said this week it would plough $600 million into its operations in the U.S., where it makes Budweiser and other labels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

"I now think about my wellness more and don't plough everything I have into my family."

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

On the other side of the river, which ran directly beneath the castle wall, there was a man ploughing in the fields, with his plough tied to the horse’s tail.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

“He sent me a picture of the whiteboard once,” said Tim Plough, who coached Mendoza at Cal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

“I think he’s going to be playing football for a long time,” said Plough, now the head coach at UC-Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

The radiant for the Quadrantids is in the former constellation of Quadrans Muralis - hence the shower's name - close to the Plough.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025

More than 100,000 litres of water has been pumped out of AFC Wimbledon's flooded Plough Lane home after the "entire stadium" was left under water, says the club's managing director.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024

And there it remained until 1960 when it was discovered by Kenyan divers Conway Plough and Peter Philips.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler