plough into
B1 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
To drive or run into something very hard, like a car hitting a wall, or to start something with a lot of energy.
Literal meaning: A plough driving forcefully into the ground.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To crash into something with great force, especially a vehicle hitting an obstacle or person.
"The out-of-control car ploughed into the shop front."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
To begin working on something with great energy and determination.
"She ploughed into the pile of paperwork on her first day back."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Common in news reports about accidents ('a truck ploughed into a crowd'). Metaphorically used for starting work energetically ('plough into the task'). Chiefly British English.
Commonly used with
crowd wall barrier car task work
Forms
Base
plough into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
ploughs into
he/she/it
Past simple
ploughed into
yesterday
Past participle
ploughed into
have + pp
-ing form
ploughing into
continuous
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