a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.
▸land that has been ploughed.
(the Plough)
Brit. a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).
v.
turn up (earth) with a plough.
(often plough into)
(of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner.
▸(of a ship or boat) travel through (an area of water).
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(often plough on)
advance or progress laboriously or forcibly.
(plough something in)
invest or reinvest money in a business.
chiefly N. Amer. clear snow from (a road) using a snowplough.
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