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plowed

The correct spelling is plowed.

How to pronounce plowed

verb

IPA: /plaʊd/

Say it like: Plo-wed

The correct spelling is plowed. To use a plough on to prepare for planting. For example: "I've still got to plough that field."

Usage Examples

I've still got to plough that field.

Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset.

Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
  2. 2.To use a plough.
  3. 3.To have sex with, penetrate.
  4. 4.To move with force.
  5. 5.To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.

adjective

  1. 1.Turned over with the blade of a plow to create furrows (usually for planting crops).
  2. 2.Well-trodden or well-researched, previously explored.
  3. 3.Drunk.

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