1. (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plough
   "ploughed fields";
   - plowed [N. Amer]

1. (farming) to break and turn over earth especially with a plough
   "Farmer Jones ploughed his east field last week";
   - plow [N. Amer], turn
    
2. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
   "The poet ploughed through difficult emotional terrain";
   - cover, treat, handle, plow [N. Amer], deal, address
    
3. Move in a way resembling that of a plough cutting into or going through the soil
   "The ship ploughed through the water";
   - plow [N. Amer]
    
4. [Brit] Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   "She ploughed for years to make a decent living";
   - tug, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], push, drive, plow [US], sweat, plough on [Brit], plow on [US]

See also: tilled

Type of: broach, fight, go, initiate, locomote, move, struggle, till, travel

Antonym: unbroken

Encyclopedia: Plough