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hoed

/həʊd/

/hoʊd/

hoeverb

hoed

Past Simple

hoed

Past Simple

hoed

Past Participle

hoeing

Gerund

/həʊ/

/hoʊ/

Translations

мотыжить

He decided to hoe the garden to prepare it for planting.

Он решил мотыжить сад, чтобы подготовить его к посадке.

Additional translations

окучивать

Definitions

To use a hoe to break up or loosen the surface of the soil.

She went out to hoe the garden before planting the seeds.

To remove weeds or cultivate plants using a hoe.

He spent the afternoon hoeing the rows of vegetables to keep them free of weeds.

Synonyms

till

break up

turn over

dig

cultivate

hoenoun

Definitions

A tool with a flat blade attached at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding and breaking up soil.

The gardener used a hoe to remove the weeds from the flower bed.

(slang, derogatory) A prostitute or a sexually promiscuous woman.

He called her a hoe, using the crude slang term.

hoepast participle

hoed

Definitions

(of soil, ground, etc.) Having been loosened or cultivated with a hoe.

The hoed rows were ready for planting.

Synonyms

hoeadjective

Definitions

Relating to or designed for a hoe or hoes; used attributively before another noun.

The farmer replaced the worn-out hoe blade.

hoegerund / present participle

Definitions

Engaged in the action of hoeing or suitable for hoeing.

The hoeing motion quickly fatigued her arms.