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The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tillage
present participle and gerund of plough
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
tilling the land with a plow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he hired someone to do the plowing for him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plowing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tilling
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حَرْث
(ḥarṯ)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Armenian:
վար
(var)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Armenian:
հերկ
(herk)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Bulgarian:
оран
(oran)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Czech:
orání
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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French:
labour
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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French:
labourage
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Galician:
decrúa
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Galician:
aradura
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Galician:
arada
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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German:
Pflügen
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Greek:
όργωμα
(órgoma)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Hungarian:
szántás
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Ingrian:
kyntö
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Ingrian:
kynty
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Irish:
arathar
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Italian:
aratura
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Latvian:
aršana
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Norman:
tchéthuethie
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Norman:
touônn'nie
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Portuguese:
aração
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Portuguese:
aragem
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Romanian:
arătură
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Russian:
па́хота
(páxota)
— breaking of the ground into furrows
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Spanish:
arada
— breaking of the ground into furrows