1. (

• plowing ,
• ploughing

) tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" ;

1. (

• plow ,
• plough ,
• turn

) to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" ;

2. (

• cover ,
• treat ,
• handle ,
• plow ,
• deal ,
• address ,

) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" ;

3. (

• plow ,
• plough

) move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" ;