ALL meanings of plow under
plow un·der
P p - noun plow under an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil. 1
- noun plow under any of various implements resembling or suggesting this, as a kind of plane for cutting grooves or a contrivance for clearing away snow from a road or track. 1
- noun plow under Type Founding. (formerly) an instrument for cutting the groove in the foot of type. 1
- noun plow under Bookbinding. a device for trimming the edges of the leaves by hand. 1
- noun plow under (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Ursa Major. the Big Dipper. 1
- verb with object plow under to turn up (soil) with a plow. 1
- verb with object plow under to make (a furrow) with a plow. 1
- verb with object plow under to tear up, cut into, or make a furrow, groove, etc. in (a surface) with or as if with a plow (often followed by up): The tractor plowed up an acre of trees. 1
- verb with object plow under to clear by the use of a plow, especially a snowplow (sometimes followed by out): The city's work crews were busily plowing the streets after the blizzard. 1
- verb with object plow under to invest, as capital (often followed by into): to plow several hundred million into developing new oil fields. 1
- verb with object plow under to reinvest or reutilize (usually followed by back): to plow profits back into new plants and equipment. 1
- verb with object plow under to cleave the surface of (the water): beavers plowing the pond. to make (a way) or follow (a course) in this manner: The yacht plowed an easterly course through the choppy Atlantic. 1
- verb with object plow under Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with. 1
- verb without object plow under to till the soil or work with a plow. 1
- verb without object plow under to take plowing in a specified way: land that plows easily. 1
- verb without object plow under to move forcefully through something in the manner of a plow (often followed by through, into, along, etc.): The cop plowed through the crowd, chasing after the thief. The car plowed into our house. 1
- verb without object plow under to proceed in a slow, laborious, and steady manner (often followed by through): The researcher plowed through a pile of reports. 1
- verb without object plow under to move through water by cleaving the surface: a ship plowing through a turbulent sea. 1
- noun plow under to bury (crops or vegetation) by plowing, so as to enrich the soil or in seeking to prevent overproduction 0
- noun plow under to destroy; obliterate 0