plough

plough is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• plow (US)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular plough

Plural ploughs

A plough

1. A tool used to cut ground before planting.

   He took the plough out of the shed.

Verb

Plain form plough

Third-person singular ploughs

Past tense ploughed

Past participle ploughed

Present participle ploughing

Ploughing

1. To cut the ground before planting.

   He will plough the field by sundown.