plows through

Barrels ahead relentlessly

To plow through something is to push forward with force or determination despite resistance.

A truck plows through a snowdrift; a student plows through a dense textbook.

The phrase suggests steady, effortful progress—not elegant, but effective: I plowed through three hundred pages of legal documents.

It can also mean to consume food quickly and in quantity: He plowed through an entire pizza.

Related
  • clearsRemoves or vindicates
  • bulldozeDemolish using heavy equipment
  • boreTiresome individual or drill
  • forgeFurnace for shaping metal
  • proceedMove forward, continue

pushes forward · push · barge · barges in · removes · crashes · continue · tackles · rams · advance · powers · complete · overcomes · grits · conquers · perseveres · finish · defeats

Opposites
momentum and persistence

plows throughstops

Ceases to continue

halts · gives up · quits · stalls · bogs down

pace and carefulness

plows throughpores over

Studies carefully and thoroughly

deliberates · savors · mulls over · dawdles · scrutinizes

approach to obstacles

plows throughgives up

Ceases effort or resistance

surrenders · abandons · quits · retreats · backs off

Family

plow, plows, plowed, plowing, plowman, plowshare, through, thorough, thoroughly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G