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plow on

plow on verb: to continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task.

Verb

plow on (third-person singular simple present plows on, present participle plowing on, simple past and past participle plowed on)

  1. (idiomatic) To continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task.
    • If you want to get good grades in the exam, you have to plow on with the book.

Forms of plow on

third-person singular presentplows on
present participleplowing on
past participleplowed on
pastplowed on

Questions about plow on

What does plow on mean?
Plow on means to continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task.
What part of speech is plow on?
Plow on is a verb.
What is the past tense of plow on?
The past tense of plow on is plowed on.

Words near plow on in the dictionary

  1. plow iron
  2. plow irons
  3. plow jockey
  4. plow jockeys
  5. Plow Monday
  6. plow on
  7. plow one's way
  8. plow over
  9. plow sole
  10. plow soles
  11. plow stop

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