plaw
plaw · plaws · plawed · plawing
To boil; seetheTo boil; seethe.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To boil; seethe.
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To boil; boil slightly; parboil.
Origin
From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (AnglianFrom Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.
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Forms
plaws, plawing, plawed, plawedLessons 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