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plowing under

plowing under is the present participle and gerund 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 plowing under

What is plowing under the present participle and gerund of?
Plowing under is the present participle and gerund of plow under.

Words near plowing under in the dictionary

  1. plowing on
  2. plowing one's way
  3. plowing over
  4. plowing the sands
  5. plowing through
  6. plowing under
  7. plowing up
  8. plowing with one's heifer
  9. plowings
  10. plowland
  11. plowlands

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