transitive. To plough, till (the ground). Also: to turn up (the ground) or throw up (an object) with a plough. Now rare (archaic and regional).
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > plough (land) [verb (transitive)] (72) eareOE transitive. To plough, till (the ground). Also: to turn up (the ground) or throw up (an object) with a plough. Now rare (archaic and regional). till1377 spec. To plough (land). plough1423 transitive. To make furrows in and turn up (the earth, land) with a plough, esp. as a preparation for sowing or planting. break1499 Said in reference to the rupture of a surface. To part or lay open the surface of (anything), as of land (by ploughing, etc.). Also to break up 6… sheugh1513 transitive. To plough, make furrows in (also figurative); to dig up; (see also quot. 1882). ayrec1540 To plough. to break up1557 transitive. To open up (ground) with the spade or plough. furrow1576 transitive. To make furrows in (earth) with a plough; to plough. spit1648 transitive. To dig (up) with a spade; also, to turn up with a plough. whelm1652 To turn over (soil, etc.) so as to expose the under parts. Also absol. Obsolete. manage1655 transitive. Formerly: to cultivate, till (land). Later: to maintain and control (the environment, an area, forest, nature reserve, etc.). Also: to… hack1732 Agriculture. transitive. To hoe or plough up (soil) into ridges. Cf. hack, n.1 5. Obsolete. thorough1733 transitive. To make furrows in. Also intransitive with object implied. Cf. thorough, n.1 2. to plough in1764 transitive. To embed or bury (manure, vegetation, seed, etc.) in the soil by ploughing. rout1836 transitive. To tear a rent or hole in (the ground) by ripping up earth. Also: to till or plough (land). Also with up. Subcategories:— of a furrow: plough (4) — guide plough (1) — plough again (4) — plough for third or last time (4) — mark off for or by ploughing (2) — cross-plough (5) — rib (4) — deep plough (5) — plough lightly (9) — plough in ridges (2) — plough by season (2) — plough to destroy weeds, etc. (1) — other systems of ploughing (6) — methods of turning furrow (5) — bury by ploughing (3) |
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