ploughed

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To till (land) with a plow.

  - "Farmers ploughed the fields in preparation for planting."
  - "After the rain, the ground was too soft to be ploughed."

• Transitive verb

  To work (soil) deeply with a plow.

  - "The farmer ploughed the soil to prepare it for sowing."
  - "Ploughing the land helps to aerate the soil and improve its structure."

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Synonyms

flunk , get up in , pound , sleep with , chamfer , groove , rut

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ploughed
bowed , vowed , owed

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Variants

List of all variants of ploughed that leads to same result
plough , ploughed , ploughing , ploughs , plow , plowable , plowed , plower , plowers , plowing , plows

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Forms

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ploughed (past tense and past participle), ploughs (third person singular present), ploughing (present participle), ploughable (adjective), ploughman (noun)

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant to 'strike through' or 'thresh' with a sharp instrument. Later, the meaning evolved to 'till' or 'work' the soil with a plow.

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Trivia

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1. The first plows were made from bones and sharpened stones.

2. The ancient Egyptians used oxen to pull plows and cultivate their land.

3. The world's largest ploughing match takes place in Northern Ireland and attracts thousands of competitors from around the world.

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Related Concepts

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1. Tilling: The process of preparing and cultivating soil for planting.

2. Plow: A farming implement used for tilling and turning over soil.

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Culture

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Ploughing is a significant cultural event in many agricultural societies. The ploughing match is a traditional farming competition where farmers demonstrate their skills in ploughing the land.

How to Memorize "ploughed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the farmer ploughing the land with a plow. Imagine the soil being turned over and mixed with the subsoil.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ploughed' with the image of a farmer in a field, working with a plow.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Ploughman Paul Ploughed Plenty' to help remember the past tense form 'ploughed'.

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