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Plow| Noun | 1. | plow - a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowingbull tongue - a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation | | | Verb | 1. | plow - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil" ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip | | | 2. | plow - deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"discourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" | | | 3. | plow - move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" | |
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