plowing

incontável

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a atividade agrícola de arar ou revirar a terra com um arado, geralmente para preparar o solo para o plantio de culturas.

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.

   🇵🇹Aração

   Sinônimos: 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.

• 🇵🇹Verbo que significa revirar a terra com o arado para a agricultura ou avançar com esforço por algo.

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.

   🇵🇹Arar

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Abir caminho à força

   Sinônimos: bulldozechargedriveforgeplungepresspushslogthrustwade

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Trabalhar com afinco

   Sinônimos: grindlaborpeg awayperseverepersistplug awayslogtoil

   Antônimos: 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