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plough (plou)

n. & v.

Variant of plow.

plough esp US, plow [plaʊ]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc., for cutting or turning over the earth

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow

3. (Engineering / Tools) a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) ploughed land

put one's hand to the plough to begin or undertake a task

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to till (the soil) with a plough

2. to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough

3. (when intr, usually foll by through) to move (through something) in the manner of a plough the ship ploughed the water

4. (intr; foll by through) to work at slowly or perseveringly

5. (intr; foll by into or through) (of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path the plane ploughed into the cottage roof

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr; foll by in, up, under, etc.) to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc.) into the earth with a plough

7. (Social Science / Education) (intr) Brit slang to fail an examination

[Old English plōg plough land; related to Old Norse plogr, Old High German pfluoc]

plougher esp US, plower n

Plough [plaʊ]

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the. the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major Also called Charles's Wain Usual US name the Big Dipper

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Noun	1.	Plough - a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major Big Dipper, Charles's Wain, Wain, Dipper, Wagon Great Bear, Ursa Major - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
	2.	plough - a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing plow bull tongue - a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields moldboard plow, mouldboard plough - plow that has a moldboard tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Verb	1.	plough - move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" plow go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	plough - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" plow, turn farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil" ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip disk, harrow - draw a harrow over (land)

plough

verb turn over, dig, till, ridge, cultivate, furrow, break ground They ploughed 100,000 acres of virgin moorland.

plough into something or someone plunge into, crash into, smash into, career into, shove into, hurtle into, bulldoze into The car veered off the road and ploughed into a culvert.

plough through something forge, cut, drive, press, push, plunge, surge, stagger, wade, flounder, trudge, plod Mr Dambar watched her plough through the grass.

Translations

plough plow (US) [plaʊ]

A. N (Agr) → arado m
the Plough (Astron) → el Carro, la Osa Mayor

B. VT

1. (Agr) → arar

2. (fig) to plough money into a project → invertir(grandes cantidades de)dinero en un proyecto
to plough one's way through the snow → abrirse paso con dificultad por la nieve
to plough one's way through a book → leer un libro con dificultad
I ploughed my way through it eventually → por fin acabé de leerlo pero resultó pesadísimo

3. (Brit) (Univ) (o.f.) → dar calabazas a, cargar(Sp)
I was ploughed in German; they ploughed me in German → me dieron calabazas en alemán

C. VI

1. (Agr) → arar

2. (fig) the car ploughed into the wall → el coche dio fuerte(mente)contra la pared
the lorry ploughed into the crowd → el camión se metió en la multitud
to plough through the mud → abrirse camino con dificultad a través del lodo

3. (Brit) (Univ) (o.f.) I ploughed again → volvieron a suspenderme or (LAm) reprobarme, volvieron a cargarme(Sp)

D. CPD plough horse N → caballo m de labranza

plough back VT + ADV [+ profits] → reinvertir

plough in plough under VT + ADV → cubrir arando, enterrar arando

plough up VT + ADV [+ field] → arar, roturar; [+ bushes etc] → arrancar con el arado; [+ pathway] → hacer desaparecer arando
the train ploughed up the track for 100 metres → el tren destrozó unos 100 metros de vía

plough [ˈplaʊ] plow (US)

n → charrue f

[+ field] → labourer

plough back

vt sep → réinvestir
to plough sth back into sth [+ profits] → réinvestir qch dans qch

plough into

vt fus

(= crash into) [car, vehicle] → venir s'encastrer dans
The lorry ploughed into the vehicle in front of it → Le camion est venu s'encastrer dans le véhicule qui le précédait.

(= invest heavily in) → injecter
to plough money into sth → injecter de l'argent dans qch

plough through

vt fus

[+ snow, mud] → avancer péniblement dans

[+ book, mail] → éplucher

plough, (US) plow

n → Pflug m; the Plough (Astron) → der Wagen; under the plough → unter dem Pflug; to put one’s hand to the plough (fig) → sich in die Riemen legen

(Agr) → pflügen, umpflügen; furrow → ziehen; to plough a lonely furrow (fig) → allein auf weiter Flur stehen

(Brit Univ dated sl) → reinreißen (inf), → durchfallen lassen

→ pflügen

(Brit Univ dated sl) → durchrasseln (inf)

plough, (US) plow:

ploughboy

n → Pflüger m

ploughhorse

n → Ackergaul m

plough, (US) plow:

ploughland

n → Ackerland nt

ploughman

n → Pflüger m

ploughman’s lunch

n (Brit) → Käse und Brot als Imbiss

ploughshare

n → Pflugschar f; to turn or beat swords into ploughs (fig) → Schwerter zu Pflugscharen machen

Plough [plaʊ] n (Astron) the Plough → il Gran Carro

plough plow (Am) [plaʊ]

1. n → aratro

2. vt (field) → arare; (furrow) → scavare
to plough one's way through a book (fig) → leggere con fatica un libro

3. vi (Agr) → arare
the car ploughed into the wall → l'auto ha sfondato il muro

plough back vt (profits) → reinvestire

plough in vt + adv → sotterrare arando

plough through vi + prep (snow, mud) → procedere a fatica in; (work) → procedere metodicamente in; (speech) → leggere monotonamente
he ploughed through a plate of spaghetti → macinò a fatica un piattone di spaghetti

plough up vt + adv (field) → arare

Plough [plaʊ] n (Astron) the Plough → il Gran Carro

plough plow (Am) [plaʊ]

1. n → aratro

2. vt (field) → arare; (furrow) → scavare
to plough one's way through a book (fig) → leggere con fatica un libro

3. vi (Agr) → arare
the car ploughed into the wall → l'auto ha sfondato il muro

plough back vt (profits) → reinvestire

plough in vt + adv → sotterrare arando

plough up vt + adv (field) → arare

plough

n plough [plau]

a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over. ploeg مِحْراث плуг pluh plov der Pflug αλέτρι, άροτρο arado ader گاو آهن aura charrue מַחרֵשָׁה हल, लांगल plug,oranica eke bajak plógur aratro すき 쟁기 plūgas arkls bajak ploeg plog pług arado plug плуг pluh plug plug plog คันไถ saban, pulluk 犁 плуг ہل cái cày 犁

1 to turn over (the earth) with such a tool The farmer was ploughing (in) a field. ploeg يَحْرُث изоравам orat pløje pflügen οργώνω arar kündma شخم زدن kyntää labourer לַחרוֹש हल जोतना orati (fel)szánt membajak plægja arare すく 쟁기질 하다 arti, vagoti art membajak ploegen pløye orać arar a ara пахать orať orati obrađivati plugom plöja ไถ (çift) sürmek 耕(田)，犁(地) орати ہل چلانا cày 耕（田），犁（地）

2 to travel with difficulty, force a way etc The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through. ploeg يشُقُّ طَريقَه بِصُعوبَه проправям път ploužit se, prokousat se pløje durchpflügen βγάζω από τη μέση, προχωρώ με δυσκολία abrir(se) camino vaevaga läbi murdma به سختی پیش رفتن kyntää avancer péniblement, peiner sur לְפָלֵס דֶרֶך मुश्किल से चलना namučit,ploviti morem átvergődik (vmin) maju dengan susah payah sigla áfram með erfiðismunum; plægja (í gegnum) (procedere a fatica) どうにか進む 가르고 나아가다 skintis kelią, įveikti ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu mengharungi doorploegen pløye/slite seg gjennom brnąć abrir caminho a înainta cu greu продвигаться с трудом brázdiť; prehrýzť sa prebijati se krčiti put plöja ผ่านไปอย่างลำบาก güçlükle ilerlemek 跋涉 насилу пересуватися راستہ بنانا đi khó nhọc 跋涉

3 to crash The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus. ploeg يَصطَدِم забивам се nabourat (se) pløje krachen πέφτω πάνω σε κτ. chocar kokku põrkama سخت تصادف کردن törmätä défoncer לְהִתנַגֵש टकराना zabušiti se u belerohan menabrak klessa sbattere 突っこむ 충돌하다 trenktis ietriekties menghentam oprijden tegen brase inn i wryć się entrar em a intra (în) врезаться nabúrať (sa) zaleteti se sudariti se plöja ชน çarpmak, bindirmek 碰撞 зштовхуватися ٹکرانا đâm 碰撞

plough → محراث, يَحْرُث pluh, zorat pløje, plov Pflug, pflügen άροτρο, οργώνω arado, arar aura, kyntää charrue, labourer orati, plug arare, aratro 耕す, 鋤 쟁기, (땅을) 쟁기로 갈다 ploeg, ploegen plog, pløye pług, zaorać arado, arar пахать, плуг plog, ploga ไถ, การไถ pulluk, tarla sürmek bừa, cái bừa 犁

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