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English noun: plow | |||
| 1. | plow (artifact) a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing | ||
| Synonyms | plough | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bull tongue, moldboard plow, mouldboard plough | ||
English verb: plow | |||
| 1. | plow (creation) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | ||
| Samples | Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week. Turn the earth in the Spring. | ||
| Synonyms | plough, turn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | till | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disk, harrow, ridge | ||
| Entail | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 2. | plow (communication) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression | ||
| Samples | This book deals with incest. The course covered all of Western Civilization. The new book treats the history of China. | ||
| Synonyms | address, cover, deal, handle, treat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | broach, initiate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | discourse, discuss, talk about, theologise, theologize | ||
| Verb group | comprehend, cover, do by, embrace, encompass, handle, treat | ||
| 3. | plow (motion) move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil | ||
| Samples | The ship plowed through the water. | ||
| Synonyms | plough | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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