hoe around
C1 neutral inseparable both
In simple words
To use a garden tool to break up the dirt around your plants so weeds don't grow.
Literal meaning: To use a hoe in the area around something — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To use a hoe to loosen the soil and remove weeds from around the base of growing plants.
"You should hoe around the tomato plants every week to stop the weeds from taking over."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used in agricultural or gardening contexts. Not idiomatic; the meaning is transparent to anyone familiar with what a hoe is. Rarely encountered outside farming or gardening writing.
Commonly used with
plants rows weeds garden crops roots
Forms
Base
hoe around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hoes around
he/she/it
Past simple
hoed around
yesterday
Past participle
hoed around
have + pp
-ing form
hoing around
continuous
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