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plough into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plough into : present tense I/you/we/they plough into he/she/it ploughs into present participle ploughing into past tense ploughed into past participle ploughed into 1) plough into someone/something to crash… … English dictionary
plough into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it. [V P n] A young girl and her little brother were seriously hurt when a car ploughed into them on a crossing. 2)… … English dictionary
plough into — verb To crash into something. The lorry ploughed into the line of stationary cars … Wiktionary
plough something into something — ˌplough sth ˈinto sth derived to invest a large amount of money in a company or project • The government has ploughed more than $20 billion into building new schools. Main entry: ↑ploughderived … Useful english dictionary
ˌplough ˈinto sb/sth — phrasal verb to crash into someone or something with force because you are moving or driving too quickly … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
plough something back (into something) — … Useful english dictionary
plough — [plaʊ] , plow verb plough something → back into something phrasal verb [transitive] to put money that you have made back into a business, in order to make the business bigger and more successful, rather than giving it to shareholders: • The group … Financial and business terms
plough — plough1 also plow AmE [plau] n 1.) a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 2.) under the plough BrE formal land that is under the plough is used for growing crops →↑snow plough plough 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
plough — 1 usuallly plow AmE noun (C) 1 a large piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 2 under the plough used for growing crops 3 the Plough especially BrE the group of seven bright stars seen only from the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plough — I UK [plaʊ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms plough : present tense I/you/we/they plough he/she/it ploughs present participle ploughing past tense ploughed past participle ploughed * to turn over the soil before putting seeds into… … English dictionary
