plowing

indénombrable

A noun referring to the agricultural activity of tilling or turning over soil using a plow, typically to prepare land for planting crops.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'activité agricole consistant à labourer ou retourner la terre avec une charrue, généralement pour préparer le sol avant les semis.

1. Tilling the land B1 formal american

   The act of turning over and breaking up soil using a plow, typically to prepare it for planting crops.

   • The farmer spent the morning plowing the field.
   • Plowing is essential before sowing seeds in spring.
   • He used a tractor for plowing the large area.

   🇫🇷Labourage

   Synonymes: ploughingtillagetilling

• plowings plural form
• plowings' possessive plural form
• plowing's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to turn over soil with a plough for farming, or to move with force through something.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant retourner la terre avec une charrue pour l'agriculture, ou avancer avec force à travers quelque chose.

1. Turn over soil B1 formal british

   To turn over the soil with a plough in preparation for planting crops.

   • The farmer ploughed the field before sowing the seeds.
   • They plough the land every spring to aerate the soil.
   • He spent the morning ploughing the back meadow.

   🇫🇷labourer

   Synonymes: break upcultivatefurrowharrowtill

2. Move with force B2 informal british

   To move through something with force or difficulty, like through water, snow, or a crowd.

   • The ship ploughed through the rough waves.
   • She ploughed through the snow to reach the car.
   • He ploughed his way through the dense crowd.

   🇫🇷avancer péniblement

   Synonymes: bulldozechargedriveforgeplungepresspushslogthrustwade

   Antonymes: coastdriftfloatglide

3. Work persistently B2 informal british

   To continue working steadily and persistently, especially on a difficult task.

   • She ploughed through the long report all night.
   • He ploughed on with his studies despite the distractions.
   • They ploughed through the pile of paperwork.

   🇫🇷Travailler sans relâche

   Synonymes: grindlaborpeg awayperseverepersistplug awayslogtoil

   Antonymes: abandonceasedesistidleloafquitreststop

• ploughed past participle
• plowed past participle
• ploughed past simple
• plowed past simple
• ploughing present participle
• plowing present participle
• ploughs third person singular
• plows third person singular

Variantes phrasal: plough on