plow (verb)

  • 91plough sth back in/plough sth back into sth — UK US plough sth back in/plough sth back into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb ► to spend the money that a business has earned on improving that business: »Profits are being ploughed back into the company to allow… …

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  • 92plough sth back into sth — UK US plough sth back in/plough sth back into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb ► to spend the money that a business has earned on improving that business: »Profits are being ploughed back into the company to allow… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 93plough sth into sth — UK US plough sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb INFORMAL ► to invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money: »The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into …

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  • 94set, sit — Predominantly a transitive verb, set means to put, to place : Set the box on the floor, please. Sit is predominantly an intransitive verb with a basic meaning of to place oneself : When I sit down, you come and sit beside me. Set used for sit,… …

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  • 95tractor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ agricultural, farm ▪ lawn (AmE) ▪ diesel (esp. AmE) VERB + TRACTOR ▪ drive …

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  • 96till´a|ble — till1 «tihl», preposition, conjunction. –prep. 1. up to the time of; before; until: »The child played till eight. 2. Especially Scottish. to or unto; as far as. –conj. up to the time when; until: »Walk till you come to a white hous …

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  • 97JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …

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  • 98METALS AND MINING — In the Bible Six metals are mentioned in the Bible and in many passages they are listed in the same order: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead. Antimony is also mentioned. The metals are referred to in various contexts, including methods of …

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  • 99rototill — transitive verb Etymology: back formation from rototiller Date: 1939 to till or plow (soil) with a rototiller …

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  • 100fallow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English falow, from Old English fealu; akin to Old High German falo pale, fallow, Latin pallēre to be pale, Greek polios gray Date: before 12th century of a light yellowish brown color II. noun Etymology: Middle… …

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