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- Dictionaryplough/plaʊ/
noun
- 1. a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.
- 2. a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), containing the Pointers that indicate the direction to the Pole Star. British
verb
- 1. turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing: "Uncle Vic ploughed his garden" Similar
- 2. (especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner: "the car ploughed into the side of a van" Similar
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PLOUGH definition: 1. a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted 2. If…. Learn more.
A plough or plow (both pronounced / p l aʊ /) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. [1] Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but modern ploughs are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil.
n. 1. A farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing. 2. An implement or machine designed to move earth, snow, or other material by means of a strong blade. 3. Plow See Big Dipper.
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades which is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. 2. See also snowplough. 3. verb. When someone ploughs an area of land, they turn over the soil using a plough. They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. [VERB noun] ...a carefully ploughed field.
Kids Definition. plough. chiefly British variant of plow. More from Merriam-Webster on plough. Nglish: Translation of plough for Spanish Speakers. Britannica English: Translation of plough for Arabic Speakers. Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about plough. Love words? Need even more definitions?
PLOUGH meaning: 1. a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted 2. If…. Learn more.
noun. /plaʊ/ (British English) (North American English plow) Idioms. [countable] a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades (= metal cutting parts), pulled by a tractor or by animals. It is used for digging and turning over soil, especially before seeds are planted. Oxen were used to pull ploughs.
to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough whenintr, usually foll by through to move (through something) in the manner of a plough the ship ploughed the water
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades, which is attached to a tractor or an animal and used to turn over the soil before planting. Arabic : مِحْرَاث Croatian : plug
Definition of plough verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
