"plow" meaning in English

See plow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: plows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plow (plural plows)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: plough Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-plow-en-noun-HZaKvu5g Disambiguation of Sex: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Derived forms: ard plow, gangplow, mine plow, moldboard plow, motor plow, plowgate, plowland, plowman, plowshare, Rome plow, snowplow, sodbuster plow, turnplow

Verb

Forms: plows [present, singular, third-person], plowing [participle, present], plowed [participle, past], plowed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} plow (third-person singular simple present plows, present participle plowing, simple past and past participle plowed)
  1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: plough Derived forms: plow down, plow one's way, plow over
    Sense id: en-plow-en-verb-HZaKvu5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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        },
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