hoe

• Outil de jardinage à long manche muni d'une lame plate, utilisé pour sarcler, ameublir le sol ou tracer des sillons.

A noun referring to a gardening tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used for weeding, loosening soil, or shaping furrows.

1. Gardening toolA2formal

   A long-handled tool with a thin metal blade used for weeding, loosening soil, or shaping rows in gardening.

   houe (outil de jardinage)

   • He used a hoe to remove the weeds from the garden.
   • The farmer sharpened his hoe before working in the field.
   • She bought a new hoe for planting vegetables.

2. Slang for a promiscuous personC1slangamerican

   A derogatory slang term for a person, typically a woman, who is perceived as sexually promiscuous.

   Personne débauchée

   • He called her a hoe as an insult during the argument.
   • The rapper used the word 'hoe' in his lyrics.
   • Using the term 'hoe' is considered offensive and disrespectful.

   Synonymesharlothussyjezebelnymphoslutstrumpettrampwhore

   Antonymesprude

• Verbe décrivant l'action d'utiliser une houe pour ameublir le sol, enlever les mauvaises herbes ou travailler les cultures.

A verb used to describe the act of using a hoe to break up soil, remove weeds, or cultivate crops.

1. Cultivate soilB1formal

   To use a hoe to break up soil, remove weeds, or prepare ground for planting.

   sarccler

   • The farmer hoed the field before planting the seeds.
   • She spent the morning hoeing the vegetable garden.
   • They hoed the rows of corn to remove the weeds.

   Synonymesbreak upcultivatedigtillweedwork