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Plow back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Re-invest money you have made into a business
(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: We PLOWED BACK all the profits to grow the company.
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Meaning: Re-invest money you have made into a business
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Plow into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Collide into at speed
(Inseparable | American English)
» Example: The bus skidded and PLOWED INTO the bus stop.
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Meaning: Collide into at speed
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Plow on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Continue doing something you don't want to
(Intransitive | American English)
» Example: It was really boring, but we PLOWD ON.
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Meaning: Continue doing something you don't want to
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Plow through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Eat a big meal
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Meaning: Read something that is difficult or takes a lot of time
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» Example: It takes me ages to PLOW THROUGH any of Henry James' novels. -
Meaning: Move through somewhere where there is little space or there are obstacles
(Inseparable | American English)
» Example: The police car had to PLOW THROUGH the crowd.
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Meaning: Eat a big meal
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Plow up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Break the surface of soil
(Separable [optional] | American English)
» Example: The tractor PLOWED UP the field so they could sow the crop
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Meaning: Break the surface of soil