Meaning & use

plow

verb·Everyday

To turn over soil with a plow in order to prepare land for planting.

See it in a sentence

Farmers plowed the fields early in spring before the first seeds were sown.

He spent the whole weekend plowing the back acres for the next crop.

A note on using this word

In American English 'plow' is the standard spelling; British English uses 'plough.' 'Plowed into' also means to crash forcefully into something.

Words with a similar meaning

tillfurrow

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To move forward forcefully through something, or to crash into an object or vehicle.

The truck skidded on the ice and plowed into a parked car.

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