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plowed on

plowed on is the simple past and past participle of plow on.

Meaning of plow on

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.

Questions about plowed on

What is plowed on the simple past and past participle of?
Plowed on is the simple past and past participle of plow on.

Words near plowed on in the dictionary

  1. plowed ahead
  2. plowed back
  3. plowed down
  4. plowed in
  5. plowed into
  6. plowed on
  7. plowed one's way
  8. plowed over
  9. plowed the sands
  10. plowed through
  11. plowed under

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