plowed

Furrowed the field

Plowed is the past tense of plow—to turn over soil with a blade, preparing it for planting: They plowed the fields before spring.

Snow gets plowed from roads.

To plow through something is to push forward with effort: She plowed through the paperwork.

Informally, plowed means drunk: He got completely plowed at the party.

farming

furrow

Narrow trench in earth

tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting
tillageSoil preparation for planting

field · soil · harvest · sow · cultivate · fertilize · crop · acreage · planting · farm

drunk

hammered

Severely intoxicated or pounded

sloshedVery intoxicated
intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
wastedUsed without good result

tanked · blotto · sozzled · soused · pickled · three-sheets · plastered · smashed · bombed · loaded

forceful

barreled

Moved at high speed

chargedFormally accused of crime
crashedSuddenly failed or slept
smashedBroken or intoxicated

rammed · bulldozed · careened · slammed · collided · hurtled · barged · steamrolled · blasted

snow-clearing

shoveled

Moved material with blade

saltedTreated with sodium chloride
scrapedRubbed harshly against
passableMinimally sufficient quality

roadway · driveway · sidewalk · blizzard · snowdrift · municipality · gritted · cleared · accessible · winter

persevered

trudged

Walked with effort

sloggedLabored persistently onward
laboredRequiring great exertion
persistedContinued despite difficulty

Categories

cultivatedrefined, polished, sophisticated, elegant, cultured
farm adjectivesagrarian, arable, cultivated, fallow, fertile
movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
landscapesmountain, valley, hills, landscape, scenery
turn overflip, flipped, rotate, rotated, invert

Opposites

agricultural tillage

Not yet cultivated

untilled · fallow · uncultivated · virgin · unturned

intoxication level (slang)

plowedsober

Free from intoxication

clearheaded · straight · dry · abstinent · on the wagon

movement through obstacle/medium

Brought to a halt

blocked · halted · stuck · stalled · impeded

Phrases

snow plowVehicle that clears roads
plowing throughPushing forward relentlessly
plowed intoStruck with force
plow throughAdvance forcefully or persistently
plowed throughAdvanced despite resistance
plow intoCollide forcefully with

Family

plow, plowing, plows, snowplow, plowman, plowshare, unplowed, plowable, plowland

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G