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Meaning of
plough
in English
plough
us
//plʌf//
uk
//plaʊ//
#common
Plural
ploughs
Past Tense
ploughed
Participle Verb
ploughing
Third Person Singular
ploughs
Definitions
Noun
a
joiner's
plane
for
cutting
grooves
a
bookbinder's
tool
for
trimming
edges
a
yoga
pose
(
hal
ā
sana
)
The
farmer
will
plough
the
field
tomorrow
.
a
farming
tool
for
breaking
ground
;
creating
furrows
The
farmer
used
a
plough
to
till
the
soil
.
the
act
of
using
a
plough
;
agricultural
tillage
The
plough
helped
to
loosen
the
soil
for
planting
.
a
unit
of
land
for
farming
(
120
acres
);
typically
with
8
oxen
The
farmer
owned
a
plough
of
land
that
had
been
in
his
family
for
generations
.
land
for
or
under
cultivation
The
village
had
a
total
of
five
ploughs
of
arable
land
for
crop
rotation
.
Verb
to
prepare
soil
for
planting
;
cultivate
She
assumed
the
plough
pose
to
stretch
her
back
.
to
use
a
plough
(
on
land
)
The
tractor
will
plough
the
entire
field
today
.
to
sail
or
move
through
(
something
)
The
ship
began
to
plough
through
the
dense
fog
.
to
trim
edges
of
a
book
The
bookbinder
will
plough
the
edges
of
the
book
to
smooth
them
.
to
cut
a
groove
in
wood
(
joinery
context
)
The
carpenter
used
a
plough
plane
to
cut
a
groove
in
the
wooden
plank
.
to
fail
a
student
(
in
a
university
setting
)
The
professor
had
to
plough
the
student
who
failed
to
meet
the
course
requirements
.
to
prepare
soil
for
planting
using
a
plough
The
farmer
began
to
plough
the
field
to
prepare
it
for
the
new
crop
.
Compounds / Phrases
ploughland
ploughgate
plough into
ploughhead
ploughstaff
