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ploughed through

ploughed through is the simple past and past participle of plough through.

Meaning of plough through

Verb

plough through (third-person singular simple present ploughs through, present participle ploughing through, simple past and past participle ploughed through)

  1. To persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.
    • I ploughed through two helpings, but then I didn't have room for any more.
  2. To forcefully make a passage to move through.
    • I managed to plough through the crowds and get to the information desk.

Questions about ploughed through

What is ploughed through the simple past and past participle of?
Ploughed through is the simple past and past participle of plough through.

Words near ploughed through in the dictionary

  1. ploughed one's own furrow
  2. ploughed one's way
  3. ploughed over
  4. ploughed the back forty
  5. ploughed the sands
  6. ploughed through
  7. ploughed under
  8. ploughed up
  9. ploughed with one's heifer
  10. plougher
  11. ploughers

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