Plow - English meaning

noun

A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.

Usage examples:

The wine is then matured in old barrels

verb

Drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control.

Usage examples:

We barrelled across the everglades

noun

A large wooden container with a flat top and bottom and curving sides that are wider in the middle

Usage examples:

We were barreling along at 80 miles an hour.

phrasal verb

Break or cause to break into pieces

phrasal verb

(of a telephone conversation) to become impossible to understand because the connection is not strong enough

Usage examples:

He was on the subway when he called and started to break up before i could answer., the company has…

phrasal verb

To divide, or to divide something, into smaller parts

Usage examples:

The company has been broken up and sold off., manufacturing ceased at the factory when the original…

verb

Clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer.

Usage examples:

Developers are bulldozing the site

noun

A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.

Usage examples:

They would cross at the town ford, under cover of the defending cannon

verb

Collide with something forcefully or at an angle.

Usage examples:

The couple behind almost cannoned into us

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

An electric golf cart careened around the corner

noun

An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

Usage examples:

He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge

noun

A job for which you are trained and in which it is possible to advance during your working life, so that you get greater responsibility and earn more money

Usage examples:

He’s hoping for a career in social work., she left college to pursue an acting career., the bus car…

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

verb

Prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening.

Usage examples:

The peasants who cultivated the land became its owners

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

He cultivated soybeans on most of the land., we’re trying to help these kids cultivate an interest …

verb

To prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop

Usage examples:

Corn, or maize, is indigenous to mexico and has been cultivated there for some 6,000 years., she ha…

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.

Usage examples:

Regular furrows in a ploughed field

verb

Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

Usage examples:

Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor

noun

A long, narrow cut or fold in the surface of something

Usage examples:

The plow sped along the furrow, turning over the earth., he tried to smooth the furrow out of his j…

noun

An implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.

Usage examples:

German farmers used spike-tooth harrows extensively to control weeds in small grains fields before …

verb

Draw a harrow over (land).

Usage examples:

They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay

noun

A large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth into small pieces ready for planting

Usage examples:

Roughly ploughed and harrowed land, the ploughman harrows and sows, and then waits for the harvest.

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

Usage examples:

Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

verb

Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner.

Usage examples:

A runaway car hurtled towards them

verb

Move with or as if with a rushing sound

verb

To move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way

Usage examples:

The truck hurtled along at breakneck speed.

verb

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

Usage examples:

The car lurched forward

noun

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.

Usage examples:

The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb

Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

verb

Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

Usage examples:

Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea

noun

An act of jumping or diving into water.

Usage examples:

Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge

verb

Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

noun

An uncastrated male sheep.

Usage examples:

Mr watkinson, from constable burton, near leyburn, won best male with his aged ram.

verb

Roughly force (something) into place.

Usage examples:

He rammed his stick into the ground

abbreviation

Random-access memory.

noun

A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

Usage examples:

The north-east ridge of everest

verb

Mark with or form into narrow raised bands.

Usage examples:

A field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly

noun

A long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain

Usage examples:

A mountain ridge, plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field.

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

preposition

Up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.

Usage examples:

I went to bed at 8 last night and slept till 6.30

conjunction

Up to the point in time or the event mentioned; until.

Usage examples:

He did not enter the town till it was nearly dark

noun

A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant.

Usage examples:

There were queues at the till

phrasal verb

Be found, especially by chance, after being lost.

Usage examples:

All the missing documents had turned up

phrasal verb

Put in an appearance; arrive.

Usage examples:

Half the guests failed to turn up

phrasal verb

Increase the volume or strength of sound, heat, etc. by turning a knob or switch on a device.

Usage examples:

She turned the sound up

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork