plough over
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To use a plough to break up or flatten an area of ground, or to drive heavily over something.
Literal meaning: To drag a plough across the surface of an area of land.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To plough or till an entire area of land.
"They ploughed over the old vegetable garden to plant winter wheat."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To destroy or flatten something by driving over it with force.
"The tank ploughed over the barbed wire fence as if it weren't there."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Mostly used in agricultural or land-use contexts. Can also be used metaphorically for destroying or ignoring something in one's path. Chiefly British English.
Commonly used with
field land crop meadow grass site
Forms
Base
plough over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
ploughs over
he/she/it
Past simple
ploughed over
yesterday
Past participle
ploughed over
have + pp
-ing form
ploughing over
continuous
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