plow
US /plaʊ/
noun, verb Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The farmer used a plow to prepare the field for planting.
Word Family
NounNoun
plow gốc
plower
plowing
VerbVerb
plow gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- tillunstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
- cultivatefoster the growth of
Collocations
- Easy plow snow from the drivewayto plow snow from the driveway, meaning to to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- Medium plow through mountains of paperworkto plow through mountains of paperwork, meaning to to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- Hard plow corporate profits back into researchto plow corporate profits back into research, meaning to to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- Very Hard plow a lonely furrow against industry consensusto plow a lonely furrow against industry consensus, meaning to to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.