ploughing
ploughing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ploughing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofploughing
- To use a plough on to prepare for planting.
Example: "I've still got to plough that field."
- To use a plough.
Example: "Some days I have to plough from sunrise to sunset."
- To have sex with, penetrate.
- To move with force.
Example: "Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety."
- To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
- To run through, as in sailing.
- To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
- (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
- (university slang) To fail (a student).
- The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.
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