Plow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈaʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈaʊ/.

Examples

Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
turn the earth in the Spring
This book deals with incest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn treat address cover handle deal plough

Parts of Speech

noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow “Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week”
verb	act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression “This book deals with incest”
verb	move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil “The ship plowed through the water”

Word Forms

plow	verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
plough	verb	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
plower	noun	a man who plows
plow	noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plowing	noun	tilling the land with a plow
plough	noun	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
ploughing	noun	tilling the land with a plow
coverage	noun	the extent to which something is covered
treatment	noun	an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pflug

ein landwirtschaftliches Gerät mit einer oder mehreren schweren Klingen, um den Boden aufzubrechen und vor der Aussaat eine Furche zu schneiden

🇫🇷French

charrue

un outil agricole doté d'une ou plusieurs lames lourdes pour briser le sol et creuser un sillon avant le semis

🇪🇸Spanish

arado

una herramienta agrícola que tiene una o más hojas pesadas para romper la tierra y cortar un surco antes de sembrar

🇮🇹Italian

aratro

uno strumento agricolo dotato di una o più lame pesanti per rompere il terreno e tagliare un solco prima della semina

🇳🇱Dutch

ploeg

een landbouwwerktuig met een of meer zware messen om de grond te breken en een voor te trekken vóór het zaaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

arado

uma ferramenta agrícola com uma ou mais lâminas pesadas para quebrar o solo e cortar um sulco antes da semeadura

🇷🇺Russian

плуг

сельскохозяйственный инструмент, имеющий одно или несколько тяжелых лезвий, позволяющих разрыхлять почву и прорезать борозду перед посевом.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हल

एक कृषि उपकरण जिसमें बुआई से पहले मिट्टी तोड़ने और नाली काटने के लिए एक या अधिक भारी ब्लेड होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

লাঙ্গল

একটি খামারের সরঞ্জাম যাতে এক বা একাধিক ভারী ব্লেড থাকে যাতে মাটি ভেঙ্গে যায় এবং বপনের আগে একটি ফুরো কাটা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உழவு

ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட கனமான கத்திகள் கொண்ட ஒரு பண்ணை கருவி மண்ணை உடைத்து விதைப்பதற்கு முன் ஒரு உரோமத்தை வெட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నాగలి

నేలను విచ్ఛిన్నం చేయడానికి మరియు విత్తడానికి ముందు గాడిని కత్తిరించడానికి ఒకటి లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ భారీ బ్లేడ్‌లను కలిగి ఉన్న వ్యవసాయ సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

नांगर

एक किंवा अधिक जड ब्लेड असलेले शेतीचे साधन माती फोडण्यासाठी आणि पेरणीपूर्वी एक चर कापण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

હળ

એક અથવા વધુ ભારે બ્લેડ ધરાવતું ખેતરનું સાધન જે જમીનને તોડી શકે છે અને વાવણી પહેલાં ચાસ કાપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇಗಿಲು

ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಒಡೆಯಲು ಮತ್ತು ಬಿತ್ತನೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೊದಲು ಉಬ್ಬು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಲು ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಭಾರವಾದ ಬ್ಲೇಡ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕೃಷಿ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലപ്പ

ഒന്നോ അതിലധികമോ കനത്ത ബ്ലേഡുകളുള്ള ഒരു കാർഷിക ഉപകരണം മണ്ണ് തകർക്കുന്നതിനും വിതയ്ക്കുന്നതിന് മുമ്പ് ഒരു ചാൽ മുറിക്കുന്നതിനും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਲ

ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤੀ ਸੰਦ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੋੜਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਭਾਰੀ ਬਲੇਡ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਜਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਖੰਭ ਕੱਟਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہل

ایک کھیت کا آلہ جس میں ایک یا زیادہ بھاری بلیڈ ہوتے ہیں جس میں مٹی کو توڑنے اور بوائی سے پہلے ایک کھال کاٹنا ہوتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犁

一种农具，具有一个或多个重型刀片，用于在播种前破土并开沟

🇯🇵Japanese

耕す

播種前に土壌を砕き、溝を切るための1つまたは複数の重い刃を備えた農具

🇰🇷Korean

쟁기

파종하기 전에 흙을 부수고 고랑을 자르는 하나 이상의 무거운 칼날이 있는 농기구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cày

một dụng cụ nông nghiệp có một hoặc nhiều lưỡi dao nặng để phá đất và cắt luống trước khi gieo hạt

🇹🇭Thai

ไถ

เครื่องมือทางการเกษตรที่มีใบมีดหนักตั้งแต่หนึ่งใบขึ้นไปเพื่อทำลายดินและตัดร่องก่อนหว่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membajak

alat pertanian yang memiliki satu atau lebih bilah berat untuk memecah tanah dan memotong alur sebelum disemai

🇵🇭Filipino

araro

isang kasangkapan sa bukid na may isa o higit pang mabibigat na talim upang masira ang lupa at pumutol ng tudling bago itanim

🇲🇾Malay

membajak

alat ladang yang mempunyai satu atau lebih bilah berat untuk memecahkan tanah dan memotong alur sebelum menyemai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محراث

أداة زراعية تحتوي على شفرة ثقيلة واحدة أو أكثر لتكسير التربة وقطع ثلم قبل البذر

🇮🇷Persian

شخم زدن

ابزار مزرعه ای که دارای یک یا چند تیغه سنگین برای شکستن خاک و بریدن شیار قبل از کاشت است

🇹🇷Turkish

pulluk

ekimden önce toprağı kırmak ve karık açmak için bir veya daha fazla ağır bıçağa sahip bir tarım aleti

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲרוֹשׁ

כלי חקלאי בעל להב אחד או יותר לשבור את האדמה ולחתוך תלם לפני הזריעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plow'?

The primary meaning of 'plow' is 'a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plow' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'plow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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