Enter the word for search

ploughing

/ˈplaʊɪŋ/

ploughingnoun

ploughings

Translations

вспашка

The farmer completed the ploughing of the field before the rain started.

Фермер завершил вспашку поля до начала дождя.

Additional translations

вспахивание

пахота

Definitions

The act of turning over the soil with a plough to prepare it for planting.

The farmer spent the entire day ploughing the fields to get them ready for the new crop season.

A farming event or competition where participants demonstrate their skill in using a plough.

The annual ploughing competition attracted farmers from all over the region.

Synonyms

soil preparation

ploughinggerund / present participle

/ˈplaʊɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something engaged in or intended for ploughing (e.g., "a ploughing tractor").

Definitions

Engaged in or suitable for ploughing.

The ploughing team of oxen moved steadily across the field.

ploughverb

ploughing

Gerund

ploughed

Past Simple

ploughed

Past Participle

ploughing

Gerund

/plaʊ/

Translations

пахать

Farmers plough the fields in spring.

Фермеры пашут поля весной.

Definitions

To turn over the soil with a plough, especially before sowing.

Farmers plough the fields in the spring to prepare for planting.

To move forcefully into or through something.

The ship ploughed through the rough seas during the storm.

To proceed steadily and laboriously.

She ploughed through the dense textbook to prepare for her exam.

To fail an examination or course.

He was disappointed to learn that he had ploughed his math exam.

Synonyms

ploughnoun

Definitions

A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds.

The farmer used a plough to prepare the field for the new crop season.

A tool resembling a plough, used for clearing snow from roads or paths.

The city deployed a plough to clear the streets after the heavy snowfall.

The act or process of ploughing land.

After a quick plough, the soil was ready for sowing.

ploughadjective

Definitions

Relating to, intended for, or used in ploughing.

Old plough horses were bred for strength rather than speed.

ploughproper noun

Definitions

An asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, also called the Big Dipper.

The Plough is one of the most recognisable patterns in the northern sky.