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plows under

plows under is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plows under

What is plows under the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plows under is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plow under.

Words near plows under in the dictionary

  1. plows on
  2. plows one's way
  3. plows over
  4. plows the sands
  5. plows through
  6. plows under
  7. plows up
  8. plows with one's heifer
  9. plowshare
  10. plowshares
  11. plowsoil

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