1
: an implement used to cut, lift, and turn over soil especially in preparing a seedbed
2
: any of various devices (such as a snowplow) operating like a plow
plowed; plowing; plows
1
a
: to turn, break up, or work (dirt, soil, land, etc.) with a plow
b
: to make (something, such as a furrow) with a plow
2
: to cut into, open, or make furrows or ridges in with or as if with a plow
3
: to cleave the surface of or move through (water)
whales plowing the ocean
4
: to clear away snow from with a snowplow
plow the street
5
: to spend or invest (money) in substantial amounts
—used with into
plow money into stocks
1
a
: to use a plow
b
: to undergo plowing
2
a
: to move forcefully into or through something
the car plowed into a fence
b
: to proceed steadily and laboriously
had to plow through a stack of letters
Examples of plow in a Sentence
Verb
The soil was freshly plowed.
They used oxen to plow the field.
My street hasn't been plowed yet.
We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway.
The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.
a ship plowing the ocean
They continued to plow their way through the tall grass.
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Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Preparations are already in full swing, including salting the streets, readying plows and early closure of the ferry ahead of heavy snowfall .
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
However, plowing through a thick blanket of snow, which inevitably hides everything beneath it, naturally comes with some risk, and many homeowners’ mailboxes are the first thing to take a direct hit.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Crews worked to keep up, with plows visible on major routes, but the persistent sleet made conditions difficult, especially on busy roads.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Preparations are already in full swing, including salting the streets, readying plows and early closure of the ferry ahead of heavy snowfall .
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
Bourbon Street terror attack Fourteen New Year's spectators were killed, and dozens more were injured, after a driver plowed a Ford F-150 into New Year’s crowds near Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
However, plowing through a thick blanket of snow, which inevitably hides everything beneath it, naturally comes with some risk, and many homeowners’ mailboxes are the first thing to take a direct hit.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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plow
1 of 2 noun1
: a farm machine used to cut, lift, and turn over soil
2
: a device (as a snowplow) used to spread or clear away matter on the ground
plow
2 of 2 verb1
: to open, break up, or work with a plow
plow a furrow
2
: to move forcefully into or through
a ship plowing the waves
3
: to go steadily and with great effort
plow through a report
4
: to clear away snow from with a plow
plow the road
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