plough
/plaʊ/
noun
- A farming tool used to turn over soil before planting seeds.
- Modern tractors often pull a plough with multiple blades.
- The farmer hitched the horse to the plough and began working the field.
- In spring, the soil is soft enough for the plough to cut through easily.
- A large, heavy vehicle or device used to clear snow from roads.
- We had to wait for the plough to pass before we could drive to work.
- After the blizzard, a snow plough cleared the highway by morning.
- The city sent out a dozen ploughs to keep the main streets open.
verb
- To turn over soil with a plough.
- They plough the fields in autumn to prepare for winter crops.
- My grandfather used to plough with a team of oxen.
- The tractor ploughs the land much faster than horses ever could.
- To move forward with force or difficulty, often through something that resists.
- He ploughed through the pile of homework late into the night.
- The ship ploughed through the heavy waves during the storm.
- The car ploughed into a snowdrift and got stuck.
- To invest money or resources into something, especially a business or project.
- The company ploughed all its profits back into research and development.
- Investors ploughed millions into the new technology startup.
- She ploughed her savings into starting a small bakery.