1
: any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking
especially
: a tool with a thin flat blade on a long handle used especially for cultivating, weeding, or loosening the earth around plants
2
: backhoe
hoed; hoeing
: to work with a tool with a thin flat blade on a long handle to cultivate, weed, or loosen the earth around plants : to use or work with a hoe (see hoe entry 1) or backhoe
hoeing in the garden all day
1
: to weed, cultivate, or thin (a crop) with a hoe (see hoe entry 1)
hoeing carrots and turnips
2
: to remove (weeds) by hoeing
3
: to dress or cultivate (land) by hoeing
The garden needs to be hoed.
Examples of hoe in a Sentence
Verb
The garden has to be hoed.
She was hoeing in the garden all day.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
Trying to pin down the human mental capacity of being creative or imaginative, and tie that to the human capacity of madness or hallucinating is a tough road to hoe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Slowly, the trail widened with signs of civilization: hoed rows of plantings, waxy horses.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Suddenly, a hoe swings through the air, claiming the life of one of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
Trying to pin down the human mental capacity of being creative or imaginative, and tie that to the human capacity of madness or hallucinating is a tough road to hoe.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Slowly, the trail widened with signs of civilization: hoed rows of plantings, waxy horses.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Hoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoe. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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hoe
1 of 2 noun
: a farm or garden tool with a thin flat blade at nearly a right angle to a long handle that is used especially for weeding and loosening the earth
hoe
2 of 2 verb
hoed; hoeing
: to use or work with a hoe
Biographical Definition
Hoe
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Robert 1784–1833 American (English-born) printing-press manufacturer
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