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plow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of plow

1 to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement

we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains

Synonyms of plow

Words Related to plow

cultivate, till

harrow, hoe, list, rake, rototill

2 to devote serious and sustained effort

plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

Synonyms of plow

bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work

Words Related to plow

apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in

exercise, exert, overexert, overwork

eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch

Phrases Synonymous with plow

Near Antonyms of plow

break, ease (up), let up, slacken

bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out

bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind

dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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