Meaning & use
Plough
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A farming implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil, typically pulled by an animal or tractor.
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The farmer attached the plough to his tractor before tilling the north field.
Snow ploughs cleared the highway after the overnight storm.
A note on using this word
The standard British spelling of 'plow'; both spellings are pronounced the same way.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To turn over soil with a plough, or to move forcefully through something.
The ship ploughed through the rough waves.
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