plough

plough is on the Basic English 850 List.

pleasure - plough - pocket

Other spellings

• (US) plow

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /plaʊ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular plough

Plural ploughs

1. (countable) A plough is a tool used to cut ground before planting.

   He took the plough out of the shed.

Verb

Plain form plough

Third-person singular ploughs

Past tense ploughed

Past participle ploughed

Present participle ploughing

1. To cut the ground before planting.

   He will plough the field by sundown.