plowed

Meanings

• Verb

  To till the soil, to prepare it for planting by pulling or turning over the top layer with a plow.

  - "After the rain, the farmer will plow the fields."
  - "The tractor plowed the land for hours."

• Verb

  To move or force something through something else, especially easily.

  - "The salesman plowed through the crowd to reach his client."
  - "The wind plowed through the trees."

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Synonyms

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

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with plowed
bowed , owed , vowed

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Variants

List of all variants of plowed that leads to same result
plough , ploughed , ploughing , ploughs , plow , plowable , plowed , plower , plowers , plowing , plows , plow back , plowback , plowbacks , plowed back , plowing back , plows back , plow under , plowed under , plowing under , plows under , plow ahead , plowed ahead , plowing ahead , plows ahead , plow into , plowed into , plowing into , plows into , plow on , plowed on , plowing on , plows on

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Etymology

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Old English ploughan, from plough. Related to Old Norse plauga, Dutch ploegen, German pflügen.

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Trivia

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

2. In ancient Rome, farmers plowed their fields using oxen and wooden plows.

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Related Concepts

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1. Farming: The practice of cultivating land and raising crops or livestock.

2. Plow: A farm implement used for tilling and preparing the soil for planting.

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Culture

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In literature, 'plowed' is often used metaphorically to describe someone making progress through difficult circumstances, such as in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' where Tom Buchanan is described as 'plowing' through a crowd. In art, 'The Plow' is a common motif in folk art and symbolizes the hard work of farming.

How to Memorize "plowed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a farmer in a field with a tractor plowing the land.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'plowed' with the image of a farmer working in a field.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Plowman Prepares' to remember the meaning of 'plowed'.

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