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plowed

/plaʊd/

plowed is the simple past and past participle of plow.

plowed is the alternative form of ploughed.

Meaning of ploughed

Adjective

ploughed (comparative more ploughed, superlative most ploughed)

  1. Turned over with the blade of a plough to create furrows (usually for planting crops).
  2. (figuratively, rare) Well-trodden or well-researched, previously explored.
  3. (slang) Drunk.
    • they stacked the glass up + right up to the level that you would normally have if you had ice in your drink anyway + and consequently I got ploughed1983, Gillian Brown, George Yule, Discourse Analysis

Forms of plowed

Verb
alternative formploughed
Adjective
comparativemore plowed
superlativemost plowed

Words formed from plowed

Phrases with plowed

2 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with plowed

20 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about plowed

What is plowed the simple past and past participle of?
Plowed is the simple past and past participle of plow.
How do you pronounce plowed?
Plowed is pronounced /plaʊd/.

Words near plowed in the dictionary

  1. plowbote
  2. plowboy
  3. plowboys
  4. Plowden
  5. Plowdens
  6. plowed
  7. plowed ahead
  8. plowed back
  9. plowed down
  10. plowed in
  11. plowed into

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