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plowed under

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

Meaning of plow under

Verb

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

  1. To destory (crops) by turning them into the ground with a plow
    • A sharp drop in demand forced the farmer to plow under half his turnips.

Questions about plowed under

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

Words near plowed under in the dictionary

  1. plowed on
  2. plowed one's way
  3. plowed over
  4. plowed the sands
  5. plowed through
  6. plowed under
  7. plowed up
  8. plowed with one's heifer
  9. plower
  10. plowers
  11. plowest

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