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What is another word for plough?

See also: plow (US)

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A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting

To turn up the earth of an area of land, especially before sowing

(especially of a vehicle) To move in a fast and uncontrolled manner

To advance or progress laboriously or forcibly

To come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way

To move past someone or something with force

To apply great and continuous effort

To spend or invest (a lot of) money

To fail, especially in spectacular fashion

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Noun

A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting

“A horse-drawn plough is difficult to control at first because it must cut in a straight line and to an even depth.”

Verb

To turn up the earth of an area of land, especially before sowing

bring under cultivation

break up ground

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“It is difficult to plough the land and I have no older children and no uncle to help me.”

Verb

(especially of a vehicle) To move in a fast and uncontrolled manner

“As it begins to look as though the plane will plough into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin before the pilot miraculously elevates the plane to safety.”

Verb

To advance or progress laboriously or forcibly

move laboriously

walk the tracks

follow one's nose

stretch your legs

get no place fast

move with difficulty

battle one's way

wander aimlessly

get off the point

go off at a tangent

get sidetracked

make one's way with difficulty

move at a snail's pace

lose your balance

scuff one's feet

walk with difficulty

walk with a limp

take Shanks's pony

bring up the rear

pound the pavement

walk in single file

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“He hefted his pack over his shoulder and began to plough clumsily through the muddy fields.”

Verb

To come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way

go hell for leather

go like lightning

put on some speed

get the lead out

go like a bat out of hell

go like the wind

stir one's stumps

go like the clappers

put your foot down

go like a bullet

get your skates on

move like greased lightning

step on the gas

be off like a shot

put on a burst of speed

go at top speed

gather momentum

make oneself scarce

not lose a minute

run round in circles

make a run for it

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To move past someone or something with force

thread your way

rough and tumble

bludgeon one's way

jostle one's way

shove one's way

exert pressure on

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Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

knock oneself out

work like a dog

work like a Trojan

work day and night

work your fingers to the bone

apply oneself to

keep your nose to the grindstone

work one's butt off

work your guts out

work fingers to bone

work one's nuts off

proceed laboriously

proceed with difficulty

bend over backwards

give it your best shot

make every effort

give it your all

make an all-out effort

break your neck

rupture yourself

break one's back

pull out all the stops

do your damnedest

keep your head down

lean over backwards

make a great effort

work oneself to the bone

put yourself out

spare no effort

jump through hoops

fall over backwards

put one's back into something

put your back into

leave no stone unturned

move heaven and earth

old college try

use elbow grease

have a crack at

give something one's best shot

give something one's all

burn the candle at both ends

give it all you've got

work like a slave

work one's tail off

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

overwork oneself

put in the effort

work one's socks off

put up a fight against

flog a dead horse

move with difficulty

give it a whirl

go for the jugular

make a supreme effort

drive oneself to the limit

go for the doctor

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

put one's shoulder to the wheel

get your head down

have a swing at

try one's hardest

put one's back into it

have one's nose to grindstone

set one's shoulder to the wheel

spit in the wind

bust one's balls

bust one's butt

battle one's way

work like a horse

make one's way with difficulty

pour one's heart into it

labour intensively

give it one's all

labor diligently

work like a mule

labor intensively

put in the hours

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To spend or invest (a lot of) money

Verb

To fail, especially in spectacular fashion

be unsuccessful

be found lacking

not come up to scratch

not make the grade

do something badly

not come up to the mark

be unsuccessful in

not make the grade at

not come up to scratch in

not come up to the mark in

come to nothing

go down like a lead balloon

meet with disaster

fall by the wayside

be found wanting

be found deficient

not pass muster

end in disappointment

bring to naught

fall short of expectations

come apart at the seams

be a disappointment

fall flat on your face

hit rock bottom

blow up in someone's face

go by the board

go down the toilet

cease to function

stop functioning

give up the ghost

sink without trace

go out of business

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