hoe
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this toolTo cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
» Do you have a hoe I could borrow?
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2 senses(ambitransitive)To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
to hoe the earth in a garden
Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
hacken
моты́житьmotýžitʹ, разрыхля́тьrazryxljátʹ
(transitive)To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
to hoe corn
- dig with a hoe
Examples
21 sentencesDo you have a hoe I could borrow?
Do you have a hoe that I could borrow?
This is a hoe.
ruЭто тяпка. — Selena777
Be careful when working with a hoe.
Працюючи сапою, будь обережним. — deniko
That's a hard row to hoe.
deDas ist ein hartes Stück Arbeit. — brauchinet
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of FranFrom Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew.
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Forms
hoes, hoeing, hoed, hoedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle