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Definition of Plough

1. Verb. Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil. "The ship plowed through the water"

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

3. Verb. To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. "Turn the earth in the Spring"

4. Noun. A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing.

Definition of Plough

1. n. & v. See Plow.

Definition of Plough

1. Proper noun. (context: constellation British) The common name for the brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. ¹

2. Noun. A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. ¹

3. Noun. (American English) A horse-drawn plow (as opposed to plow, used for the mechanical variety) ¹

4. Noun. An alternative name for ''Ursa Major'' or the Great Bear. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To use a plough on to prepare for planting. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To use a plough. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive vulgar) to fuck, to have sex with. ¹

8. Verb. To move with force. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plough

1. to plow [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: plow

Medical Definition of Plough

1. 1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining plow. "Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow." (Dryden) 2. Agriculture; husbandry. 3. A carucate of land; a plowland. "Johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five." (Tale of Gamelyn) 4. A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane. 5. An implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books. 6. Same as Charles's Wain. Ice plow, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds, etc, into cakes suitable for storing. Mackerel plow. See Mackerel. Plow alms, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the church. Plow beam, that part of the frame of a plow to which the draught is applied. See Beam. Plow Monday, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of Christmas holidays. Plow staff. A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning the plowshare; a paddle staff. A plow handle. Snow plow, a structure, usually lambda-shaped, for removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc, drawn or driven by a horse or a locomotive. Origin: OE. Plouh, plou, AS. Ploh; akin to D. Ploeg, G. Pflug, OHG. Pfluog, pfluoh, Icel. Plogr, Sw. Plog, Dan. Ploug, plov, Russ. Plug', Lith. Plugas. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plough

plottering plotters plottie plottier plotties plottiest plotting plottingly plottings plotty

plotwise plotz plotzed plotzes plotzing plough back plough horse plough into plough on plough stop

plough through ploughability ploughable ploughboy ploughboys ploughed ploughed back ploughed into ploughed on

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