| Front | plough |
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| Back | plough (NAmE plow ) noun, verb BrE /plaʊ/ NAmE /plaʊ/ noun word origin example bank 1 [countable] a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades, pulled by a tractor or by animals. It is used for digging and turning over soil, especially before seeds are planted. see also snowplough 2 the Plough (BrE) (NAmE the ˌBig ˈDipper) [singular] a group of seven bright stars that can only be seen from the northern half of the world under the ˈplough (BrE, formal) (of land) used for growing crops, not for keeping animals on arable verb verb forms word origin collocations example bank [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to dig and turn over a field or other area of land with a plough ploughed fields ˌplough a lonely, your own, etc, ˈfurrow (literary) to do things that other people do not do, or be interested in things that other people are not interested in ˌplough sthˈback (in/into sth) | ˌplough sthback ˈin 1 to turn over growing crops, grass, etc. with a plough and mix them into the soil to improve its quality 2 to put money made as profit back into a business in order to improve it The money was all ploughed back into the company. ˈplough into sb/sth (especially of a vehicle or its driver) to crash violently into sth, especially because you are driving too fast or not paying enough attention A truck ploughed into the back of the bus. ˌplough sth ˈinto sth to invest a large amount of money in a company or project The government has ploughed more than $20 billion into building new schools. ˌplough ˈon (with sth) to continue doing sth that is difficult or boring No one was listening to her, but she ploughed on regardless. ˌplough (your way) ˈthrough sth 1 to force a way through sth She ploughed her way through the waiting crowds. 2 (of a vehicle or an aircraft) to go violently through sth, out of control The plane ploughed through the trees. 3 to make slow progress through sth difficult or boring, especially a book, a report, etc I had to plough through dozens of legal documents . ˌplough sthˈup 1 to turn over a field or other area of land with a plough to change it from grass, for example, to land for growing crops 2 to break up the surface of the ground by walking or driving across it again and again The paths get all ploughed up by motorbikes. Heavy traffic had ploughed up the surface of the track. |
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