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1. Tilling the land with a plow
   "he hired someone to do the plowing for him";
   - ploughing [Brit, Cdn]

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

Derived forms: plowings

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

Encyclopedia: Plowing