plough
/plaʊ/noun
उच्चारण प्लाउ
हल
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a large piece of farming equipment with one or several curved blades, pulled by a tractor or by animals, used for digging and turning over soil
हल
- The farmer guided the plough through the field.
- Bullocks pulled the plough slowly across the dry field.
- The farmer sharpened the blade of his plough before the monsoon.
+ 2 more examples
- A tractor pulled a heavy plough through the black soil.
- In the museum, we saw a wooden plough used a century ago.
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to dig and turn over a field or other area of land with a plough
हल चलाना, जोतना
- They ploughed the field before sowing.
- Farmers ploughed their fields as soon as the first rains arrived.
- The villagers ploughed the land twice before sowing the seeds.
+ 2 more examples
- He ploughs his fields early in the morning, before the heat.
- They had ploughed deep to bring fresh soil to the surface.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
plough + field / land
As a verb, 'plough' takes the land as its object. The tool or animal used follows with 'with'.
Verb के रूप में 'plough' का object वह भूमि है जिसे जोता जाए। प्रयुक्त औज़ार या पशु के लिए 'with' आता है।
- The farmer ploughed the field with two bullocks.
- They ploughed the land before the first rain.
plough through + book / work
This phrasal verb means to read or do a large amount of dull work with effort.
इस phrasal verb का अर्थ है मेहनत से बहुत सारा नीरस पढ़ना या काम करना।
- Radhika ploughed through the long syllabus before the exam.
- He ploughed through a mountain of files.
plough back (profits) / plough into
To plough back profits means to invest them again in the business. 'Plough into' means to crash into something.
Profits को 'plough back' करने का अर्थ है उन्हें दोबारा व्यापार में लगाना। 'Plough into' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से टकराना।
- The firm ploughed back its profits into new machines.
- The truck ploughed into a wall.
a plough (noun)
The noun is a heavy farm tool pulled by animals or a tractor. British spelling is 'plough'; 'plow' is American.
Noun के रूप में यह पशुओं या ट्रैक्टर से खींचा जाने वाला भारी कृषि-औज़ार है। ब्रिटिश वर्तनी 'plough' है; 'plow' अमेरिकी है।
- An iron plough has replaced the wooden one in many villages.
+Collocations 4
verb + plough
pulluseharnessdrivesharpen
- Bullocks pull the plough through the wet soil.
plough + noun
a fieldthe soilfurrowsthe landprofits back
- Farmers ploughed the soil after the monsoon.
adverb + plough
deepslowlysteadilydoggedlystraight
- He ploughed deep to loosen the hard clay.
plough + particle
plough onplough throughplough intoplough up
- Despite the noise, she ploughed on with her essay.
“More examples 5
- The farmer rose at dawn to plough his field.
किसान अपना खेत जोतने के लिए भोर में उठा।
- A tractor-drawn plough can cover an acre in an hour.
ट्रैक्टर से खिंचने वाला हल एक घंटे में एक एकड़ जोत सकता है।
- The government ploughed crores into the irrigation scheme.
सरकार ने सिंचाई योजना में करोड़ों रुपये लगा दिए।
- The bus ploughed into a line of parked scooters.
बस खड़े स्कूटरों की क़तार में जा घुसी।
- I had to plough through ten years of old question papers.
मुझे दस वर्ष के पुराने प्रश्न-पत्र मेहनत से हल करने पड़े।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The farmer ploughed the field by bullocks.
✓ The farmer ploughed the field with bullocks.
The tool or animal used is introduced by 'with'.
प्रयुक्त औज़ार या पशु बताने के लिए 'with' आता है।
✗ The farmers have ploughed their fields yesterday.
✓ The farmers ploughed their fields yesterday.
A past time word such as 'yesterday' needs the simple past.
'Yesterday' जैसे बीते समय-सूचक शब्द के साथ simple past आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These farm verbs all work on soil, but at different stages.
ये कृषि-क्रियाएँ सभी मिट्टी पर काम करती हैं, पर अलग-अलग चरणों में।
To turn the soil over with a plough before sowing.
बुवाई से पहले हल से मिट्टी पलटना।
- They ploughed the field in June.
→Phrasal verbs 4
plough through sth
to make slow progress through something difficult or boring
(कठिन काम में) धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ना
- She ploughed through the thick textbook.
plough on (with sth)
to continue to do something that is difficult or boring
(कठिन या उबाऊ काम में) लगे रहना
- He ploughed on with his revision although he was tired.
plough sth back (in) / plough sth back into sth
to put money made as profit back into a business in order to improve it
(मुनाफ़ा) फिर से कारोबार में लगाना
- All the profits were ploughed back into the business.
plough into sb/sth
to crash violently into something
(किसी से) ज़ोर से टकरा जाना
- The truck ploughed into a line of parked cars.
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: plough, with -ough pronounced /aʊ/ (like bough), in British English (American plow).
Spelling और pronunciation में plough, -ough की ध्वनि /aʊ/ (bough की तरह), British English में (American plow)।
?Which word?
Keep the -ough sounds: plough /aʊ/, though /əʊ/, through /uː/, tough /ʌf/, cough /ɒf/, thought /ɔː/.
-ough की ध्वनियाँ याद रखिए: plough /aʊ/, though /əʊ/, through /uː/, tough /ʌf/, cough /ɒf/, thought /ɔː/।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Plough through, plough back (reinvest profits).
Phrasal verbs: plough through, plough back (लाभ फिर निवेश करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Plough is also the name of a group of seven stars (Saptarishi).
Plough सात तारों के समूह (सप्तर्षि) का भी नाम है।