plow

BrE /plaʊ/ AmE /plaʊ/

verb en → es

past plowed pp plowed ing plowing

1 FARMING [transitive] B2

to use a plow to prepare the soil for growing crops

arar, labrar

  • plow a field

Collocations plow a field · plow the land

  • The farmer plowed his fields last week.

    El granjero labró sus campos la semana pasada.

2 METAPHOR [transitive] C1

to make a strong effort to achieve something, especially when it is difficult

hacer un esfuerzo por algo

  • plow through sth

Collocations plow through a book · plow through paperwork

  • She plowed through the work in record time.

    Ella hizo un esfuerzo por terminar el trabajo en tiempo récord.