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plow
[plou]
noun
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting grooves or a contrivance for clearing away snow from a road or track.
Type Founding., (formerly) an instrument for cutting the groove in the foot of type.
Bookbinding., a device for trimming the edges of the leaves by hand.
(initial capital letter)
the constellation Ursa Major.
the Big Dipper.
verb (used with object)
to turn up (soil) with a plow.
to make (a furrow) with a plow.
to tear up, cut into, or make a furrow, groove, etc. in (a surface) with or as if with a plow (often followed byup ).
The tractor plowed up an acre of trees.
to clear by the use of a plow, especially a snowplow (sometimes followed byout ).
The city's work crews were busily plowing the streets after the blizzard.
to invest, as capital (often followed byinto ).
to plow several hundred million into developing new oil fields.
to reinvest or reutilize (usually followed byback ).
to plow profits back into new plants and equipment.
(of a ship, boat, animal, etc.)
to cleave the surface of (the water).
beavers plowing the pond.
to make (a way) or follow (a course) in this manner.
The yacht plowed an easterly course through the choppy Atlantic.
Slang: Vulgar., to have sexual intercourse with.
verb (used without object)
to till the soil or work with a plow.
to take plowing in a specified way.
land that plows easily.
to move forcefully through something in the manner of a plow (often followed by through, into, along, etc.).
The cop plowed through the crowd, chasing after the thief. The car plowed into our house.
to proceed in a slow, laborious, and steady manner (often followed bythrough ).
The researcher plowed through a pile of reports.
to move through water by cleaving the surface.
a ship plowing through a turbulent sea.
verb phrase
plow under
to bury under soil by plowing.
to cause to disappear; force out of existence; overwhelm.
Many mom-and-pop groceries have been plowed under by the big chain stores.
plow
/ plaʊ /
noun
the usual US spelling of plough
Other Word Forms
- plowable adjective
- plowability noun
- plower noun
- overplow verb
- replow verb (used with object)
- subplow verb
- unplowable adjective
- unplowed adjective
- well-plowed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plow1
Example Sentences
Dashboard camera footage obtained by ABC7 shows the shocking moment the truck slams into the car in front of it and continues to plow forward through several other passenger cars before slamming into a truck.
I moved here in 2020 and, just in that first year, I watched two drivers at two different moments plow, purposefully or not, into the vehicles in front of them.
Williams took a handoff and plowed toward the goal line, but the 49ers knocked the ball from his grip and recovered the fumble.
The movie rarely stops to survey the field, and instead keeps plowing forward with Byrne behind the wheel, delivering a raw, emotionally complex performance that’s more honest than intentionally provocative.
One of America’s hottest energy investments—liquefied natural gas—looks like it’s on the brink of oversupply, and companies that are plowing money into it could run into financial difficulty in the years ahead.
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