plowed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
    turn; plow; plough.
    • Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
    • turn the earth in the Spring
  2. verb act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    plow; handle; deal; cover; treat; address.
    • This book deals with incest
    • The course covered all of Western Civilization
    • The new book treats the history of China
  3. verb move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
    plow; plough.
    • The ship plowed through the water
  4. adjective (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
    ploughed.
    • plowed fields

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