(astronomy, Britain, common name) The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

A surname.

(agriculture) The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.

present participle of plough

A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. / The use of a plough; tillage. / Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)

(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting. / (intransitive) To use a plough. / To move with force. / To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.

Turned over with the blade of a plough to create furrows (usually for planting crops). / (figuratively, rare) Well-trodden or well-researched, previously explored.

simple past tense and past participle of plough

plural of plough

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plough