plow (verb)

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• plow ahead — verb proceed (with a plan of action) (Freq. 1) He went ahead with the project • Syn: ↑go ahead • Derivationally related forms: ↑go ahead (for: ↑go ahead) …   Useful english dictionary

• plow — (Brit. plough) ► NOUN 1) a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows. 2) (the Plow) a prominent formation of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). ►… …   English terms dictionary

• plow into — [phrasal verb] 1 plow into (someone or something) : to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed The car plowed into the guardrail. 2 plow (money, profits, etc.) into (something) : to invest (money, profits …   Useful english dictionary

• plow on — [phrasal verb] : to continue doing something that is slow and difficult I was discouraged, but I plowed on. • • • Main Entry: ↑plow …   Useful english dictionary

• plow on — verb to continue to do a menial or tedious task. If you want to get good grades in the exam, you have to plow on with the book …   Wiktionary

• plow through — verb a) To persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively. I plowed through two helpings, but then I didnt have room for any more. b) To forcefully make a passage to move through. If you can plow through the… …   Wiktionary

• plow into — verb To crash into something. The lorry plowed into the line of stationary cars …   Wiktionary

• plow back — verb To reinvest profits into a business The dividends were small last year because we plowed back most of the money to buy new machinery …   Wiktionary

• plow — verb 1) the fields were plowed Syn: till, furrow, harrow, cultivate, work, break up 2) the streets haven t been plowed yet Syn: clear (of snow), shovel 3) the car plowed into a telephone pole …   Thesaurus of popular words

• plow — plow1 verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to turn over the soil before planting seeds using a plow: The fields were being plowed for winter wheat. 2. ) to move snow to the side of a street using a SNOW PLOW so that people can walk or drive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• plow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog plow Date: 12th century 1. an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed 2. any of various devices (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary