Term Gallery logo

Meanings of plough in English

Russian
плуг
Portuguese
arada
Catalan
arada
Spanish
arado
Wikidata

Tool and farm implement.

плуг
Portuguese
lavrar
Catalan
llaurar

To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.

lavrar
Synonyms
Examples for "plow"
Examples for "plow"
1
However; you can use this profitably to plow through any ongoing commitments.
The South African
2
So the plow was put into the bottom-land Wednesday-andput in deep.
Hiram the Young Farmer
3
A good plow should be strong in build and light in weight.
The First Book of Farming
4
Return the manure; plow under green leguminous crops occasionally and practice rotation.
Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
5
All the people in the city came out to see Jason plow.
A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold...

A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

Usage of plough in English
1
The wheel and the plough and the composite bread and cheese culture.
The Unity of Western Civilization
2
Only old men were left to plough the fields in the spring.
Tales of the Wilderness
3
It comes as demolition crews continue to plough through the sprawling settlement.
BBC
4
The Oppenheimers will plough the proceeds into new Africa-focused investments outside diamonds.
Reuters
5
The plough, the self-binder, the thresher were all invented on the farm.
The French in the Heart of America
6
This is land where planning permissions follow money like rooks the plough.
The Irish Times
7
Melbourne-based Mayfair 101 plans to plough millions into the sleepy Queensland town.
The Guardian
8
Adone rose and put his hands on the handles of the plough.
The Waters of Edera
9
Soon the spade, the plough, and the axe began their subduing work.
Six Months at the Cape
10
The figure of Cincinnatus at the plough appeals powerfully to American manhood.
Humanly Speaking
11
Then, when they put in the plough, it stuck fast on them.
In Wicklow and West Kerry
12
The glacier was like a gigantic plough driving irresistibly towards the sea.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
13
The plough was of the old Roman model, with an iron point.
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
14
Another July plumed the maize, where the plough had obliterated Fort Byle.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
15
The sword and the plough were friends which fraternised at every settler's.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
16
The plough, under the hand of science, is become a new instrument.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
About this term
More collocations
Translations for plough
Russian
плуг
Spanish
arado
Plough through the time
Plough across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common