replow

Turn soil twice

To replow is to plow again—turning over soil that has already been plowed, typically to break up clods, incorporate amendments, or prepare for a new planting: We'll need to replow the north field after the rains.

The term applies literally to agriculture and figuratively to reworking familiar ground: The committee replowed the same arguments from last year's meeting.

agriculture

retill

Plow soil again

till · harrow · turn · soil · field · fallow · seedbed · aerate · break · loosen

revision

rework

Modify something already made

reconsider · readdress · reapproach · rethink · retry · overhaul · revise · refine · reshape · reform

repetition

again

Another time around

duplicate · iterate · cycle · return · recurrence · redundancy · redo · retrace

Opposites
iteration/sequence

replowbreak ground

Start a building project

plow · cultivate · till

soil treatment action

replowno-till

Undisturbed-soil cultivation

abandon · neglect · compact · pave

Phrases
Family

reply, replace, replacement, replenish, replicate, replication, replications, replowed, replowing

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G