"plow" | Definition and Related Words

plow

Noun

A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing (synset 103973894)
is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
subtypes:
- bull tongue - a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
- moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard
same as: plough

Verb

To break and turn over earth especially with a plow (synset 201745745)
"Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

entail: cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth

is a type of: till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
subtypes:
- ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
- disk, harrow - draw a harrow over (land)
same as: plough, turn
Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (synset 201035399)
"This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

is a type of: broach, initiate - bring up a topic for discussion
subtypes:
- theologise, theologize - treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
- discourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing
same as: address, cover, deal, handle, treat
verb group:
- do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
- comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil (synset 202101131)
"The ship plowed through the water"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

same as: plough

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