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ploughs through

ploughs through is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 ploughs through

What is ploughs through the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ploughs through is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plough through.

Words near ploughs through in the dictionary

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

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