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to replow

to replow

1 5.0
To plow a road, path, or field again to clear and improve it
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈplaʊ/
: rearar
  • They decided to replow the field after the heavy rain.

Examples

  • After the heavy snowfall, the workers had to replow the roads to make them safe for drivers.

  • Farmers sometimes need to replow their fields if the first attempt did not break up the soil enough.

  • After heavy snowfall overnight, the city had to replow the main streets to keep them clear.

  • The maintenance team will replow the parking lot if more snow accumulates this afternoon.

  • The farmer reploughed the land to improve crop yield.

  • The gardener decided to replow the vegetable patch to improve the soil's condition.

  • To prepare for spring planting, they replowed the field to loosen the dirt.

Synonyms

to plow
vsto replow
  • US
11 1.5

To turn over and break up soil before planting

happens again to clear or improve roads and paths

Antonyms

to neglect
189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Surface Forms

replow infinitive
replowed past
replowed past participle
replowing present participle
replows third person singular

Morphology

replow = plow (transparent) = re + plow

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the action 'plow', so learners who know 'plow' and the prefix 're-' can easily infer it means 'plow again'.

Etymology

The word replow comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and plow, the action of turning soil or clearing snow. So, to replow is simply to 'plow again', for example when a snowplow or farmer goes back to clear or improve a road, path, or field.