plow

Pronunciation: /plaʊ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
  2. verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
  3. verb act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

In classic literature

Synonyms

plough

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
tool
Narrower (hyponyms)
bull tongue, moldboard plow

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