"plow ahead" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plows ahead [present, singular, third-person], plowing ahead [participle, present], plowed ahead [participle, past], plowed ahead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plow ahead (third-person singular simple present plows ahead, present participle plowing ahead, simple past and past participle plowed ahead)
  1. To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance. Synonyms: press ahead, press on, plough ahead Related terms: full speed ahead
    Sense id: en-plow_ahead-en-verb-TTsK3lpO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (ahead)

Inflected forms

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