noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   tilling the land with a plow wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of plough form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

plowingplowing

Example

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"If rain fails, farmers will stop ploughing."

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