plow

English

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Noun

plow (plural plows)

1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough.
   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33:

     It was the Viking habit. Even as a man plowed his field or chopped trees in the woods, his byrnie and his sword were always at hand.

   • 2019 December 10, Cider Mill Press, Robert Frost Signature Notebook (The Signature Notebook Series)‎, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:

     A plow, they say, to plow the snow.
     They cannot mean to plant it, no–
     Unless in bitterness to mock
     At having cultivated rock.

Derived terms

• ard plow
• gangplow
• mine plow
• moldboard plow
• motor plow
• plowgate
• plowland
• plowman
• plowshare
• Rome plow
• snowplow
• sodbuster plow
• turnplow

Translations

plough — see plough

Verb

plow (third-person singular simple present plows, present participle plowing, simple past and past participle plowed)

1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough.

   Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.

   • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 June 2013:

     Government institutions seem prepared to continue plowing public funds into the projects. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that the national development bank had approved a new loan of about $200 million for Itaquerão, a new stadium in São Paulo that is expected to host the opening match of the World Cup.

Derived terms

• plow down
• plow one's way
• plow over

Translations

plough — see plough

Anagrams

• LWOP, lowp