plough

IPA: pɫˈaʊ

A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
The use of a plough; tillage.
A joiner's plane for making grooves.
A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
(yoga) A yoga pose resembling a traditional plough, halāsana.
(astronomy, Britain, common name) The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
A surname.
Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major) [(astronomy, Britain, common name) The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.]
Alternative form of ploughland, an alternative name for a carucate or hide. [land that has been or is meant to be ploughed]

(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.
(intransitive) To use a plough.
To move with force.
To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
(nautical) To run through, as in sailing.
(bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
(UK, university slang, transitive) To fail (a student).
(transitive, vulgar) To have sex with, penetrate.

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