Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hoh]
- /hoʊ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [hoh]
- /hoʊ/
Definitions of hoed word
- noun hoed a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc. 1
- noun hoed any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar. 1
- verb with object hoed to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe. 1
- verb without object hoed to use a hoe. 1
- noun hoed Simple past tense and past participle of hoe. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hoed
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English howe < Old French houe < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hoed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hoed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoed
verb hoed
- unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- dredge — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
Antonyms for hoed
verb hoed
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.