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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of plow.
  • verb Drunk
  • adjective Turned over with the blade of a plow to create furrows (usually for planting crops).
  • adjective figuratively, rare Well-trodden or well-researched, previously explored.

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  • adjective (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

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Examples

  • A train plowed into Paula Ceely's automobile when she followed a portable navigation system's directions to drive down a railroad track.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • But Martin plowed over from one yard with less than five minutes left in regulation to tie the contest.

    USATODAY.com 2004

  • But Martin plowed over from one yard with less than five minutes left in regulation to tie the contest.

    USATODAY.com 2004

  • This time the sword plowed deep into the bulging abdomen, and the ogre grunted as a jet of blood spurted from the wound.

    Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993

  • Mr. FLEMONS: But I just kind of plowed on myself, and I know Justin had a really similar story.

    Carolina Chocolate Drops: Tradition From Jug To Kazoo 2010

  • You also correctly identified need to endlessly repeat a verb, e.g. "plowed", "tapped", etc.

    Palins on Parade - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Tiles, such as plowed fields, allow you to do other activities.

    Hungarian Gamers Taught me Agricola 2008

  • Tiles, such as plowed fields, allow you to do other activities.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • WHITFIELD: This is like a giant steam roller just kind of plowed through this area.

    CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2007 2007

  • Melia Minor, who lives at 1010 Carlisle St., said the truck "plowed" her front porch, and managed to miss her husband's truck prior to stopping on the Knotts 'property.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2010

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