plough down
plough down · ploughs down · ploughed down · ploughing down
To dig up and incorporate a legume crop into the soil by ploughing it over when it is…To dig up and incorporate a legume crop into the soil by ploughing it over when it is fully grown.
Meaning
1 sensesTo dig up and incorporate a legume crop into the soil by ploughing it over when it is fully grown.
Forms
ploughs down, ploughing down, ploughed down, ploughed down| Base form | plough down · to plough down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ploughs down |
| Present participle | ploughing down |
| Past simple | ploughed down |
| Past participle | ploughed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- plough onTo continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
- plough downTo dig up and incorporate a legume crop into the soil by ploughing it over when it is fully grown.
- plough overTo dig through and loosen soil using a plough.
- plough intoTo crash into something.
- plough throughTo persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively.
- plough aheadCommonwealth English standard spelling of plow ahead.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb