Plow Meaning
/plaʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative spelling of plough.
"A plow, they say, to plow the snow.
They cannot mean to plant it, no–
Unless in bitterness to mock
At having cultivated rock."— 2019 December 10, Cider Mill Press, Robert Frost Signature Notebook (The Signature Notebook Series), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
verbAlternative spelling of plough.
"Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
"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."— 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33:
Sentence Examples
Yoke the oxen to the plow.
In order to get the soil ready for planting you must plow it.
At that time the snow plow was certainly our hero.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The tractor pulled a steel ____ through the field to prepare it for planting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tractor pulled the heavy ____ through the field, turning over the dark soil in neat rows.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The tractor pulled a steel ____ through the field to prepare it for planting.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The tractor pulled the heavy ____ through the field, turning over the dark soil in neat rows.