to plow
50
2.8
- verb
- /plaʊ/
- US
:
abrirse paso
- This time a year ago you were plowing snow.
- plow ahead
And we just activism is about plowing through pessimism.
- And we just activism is about plowing through pessimism.
- It is not often for me to plow through a bottle of products so quickly.
- But just plow through, keep going, never give up.
- This guy is going to just plow through the project and finish with fine colors.
- Like you said, you're a freight train just ploughing through.
- And it's it, it's this big blunt thing that plows into the atmosphere.
- And so you've got this currency legislation which is plowing along, which may come back in some form.
- He knows his duty and whether it's hard or easy, he plows through it.
- It kind of makes your head hurt in not a good way to have to plow through this stuff.
- I'm very uncomfortable right now, but nevertheless plow forward in a dominant fashion.
Examples
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The group heads for the entrance, plowing their way through the crowd.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know, you got to plow through that, plow through that fear.
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But just plow through, keep going, never give up.
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This guy is going to just plow through the project and finish with fine colors.
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The boys are extremely exhausted as they plow through the black night
Fiction book (1994) -
If you don't understand something, keep on going, plow through it, then come back to it.
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When you are struck by the complexity and difficulty of a topic, plow into it anyway.
Academic text (1998) -
So keep all of this in mind as we now plow through Hegel's treatment of Stoicism.
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Yeah, they were about to have a moment, that spark was there, and you lowered your shoulder and plowed through 'em like a linebacker.
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The farmer used the tractor to plow the field in preparation for planting new crops.
Synonyms
1
7.4
To move forward with difficulty through people or things with effort
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.8
A farm machine with two or more blades that turns several rows of soil at once
- Specialized
A farming tool with two curved blades that turns over two long rows of soil at once
- Specialized
A plow that makes a central furrow and moves soil to both sides for planting
- Specialized
A farming tool with a curved metal blade that turns soil for planting
- Specialized
A plow that turns over two or more rows of soil at the same time
- Specialized
A farming tool with two blades that turns over soil when pulled by a tractor
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plow meaning to move forcefully comes from the image of a plow cutting and pushing through soil. So to plow through a crowd or a lot of work is to push steadily and make a path just like the tool does.