1
: an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
2
: any of various devices (such as a snowplow) operating like a plow
plowed; plowing; plows
1
a
: to turn, break up, or work with a plow
b
: to make (something, such as a furrow) with a plow
2
: to cut into, open, or make furrows or ridges in with or as if with a plow
3
: to cleave the surface of or move through (water)
whales plowing the ocean
4
: to clear away snow from with a snowplow
plow the street
5
: to spend or invest (money) in substantial amounts
—used with into
plow money into stocks
1
a
: to use a plow
b
: to undergo plowing
2
a
: to move forcefully into or through something
the car plowed into a fence
b
: to proceed steadily and laboriously
had to plow through a stack of letters
Synonyms
Examples of plow in a Sentence
Verb
The soil was freshly plowed.
They used oxen to plow the field.
My street hasn't been plowed yet.
We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway.
The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.
a ship plowing the ocean
They continued to plow their way through the tall grass.
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Milton plows toward Florida Florida is, once again, bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Milton approaches the state and the window to evacuate closes.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
That's the analysis of political consultant and data diver Derek Ryan, who plowed through demographics and past voting habits of 99.8% of the 11,340,202 Texans who cast a ballot for president.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Approximately $750,000 was proposed to go to Facilities and Fleet Management for snow plows and dump trucks, among other suggestions.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Milton plows toward Florida Florida is, once again, bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Milton approaches the state and the window to evacuate closes.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
Soil health improvement typically involves avoiding mechanical disturbance (e.g. plowing), and feeding the living community by keeping plants growing on a field for as much of the year as possible (e.g. by using diverse crop rotations, cover crops, relay crops or double cropping).
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
That's the analysis of political consultant and data diver Derek Ryan, who plowed through demographics and past voting habits of 99.8% of the 11,340,202 Texans who cast a ballot for president.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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plow
1 of 2 noun1
: a farm machine used to cut, lift, and turn over soil
2
: a device (as a snowplow) used to spread or clear away matter on the ground
plow
2 of 2 verb1
: to open, break up, or work with a plow
plow a furrow
2
: to move forcefully into or through
a ship plowing the waves
3
: to go steadily and with great effort
plow through a report
4
: to clear away snow from with a plow
plow the road
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