harrow

/'hærou/

Thân thiện

A farmer pulls a harrow across a freshly plowed field.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A farm implement: A harrow is a heavy frame with spikes, disks, or teeth that is dragged over plowed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and smooth the soil in preparation for sowing seeds.

2. Verb:

   • To draw a harrow over land: The primary meaning is to use a harrow on soil to cultivate it.
   • To distress or torment (figurative): To cause acute mental distress or anguish; to wound the feelings.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The farmer attached the harrow to the tractor to prepare the field.
  • An ancient harrow was displayed at the agricultural museum.

• Verb (literal):

  • You need to harrow the soil after plowing to create a fine tilth.
  • They harrowed the land meticulously before planting the wheat.

• Verb (figurative):

  • The graphic news report harrowed the viewers.
  • His cruel words harrowed her deeply.

Advanced Usage

• "under the harrow" (idiom): In a state of distress, suffering, or under severe pressure.
  • The constant scrutiny from the media left the celebrity feeling under the harrow.

Variants and Related Words

• Harrowing (adjective): Extremely distressing or disturbing.
  • They survived a harrowing ordeal at sea.

Synonyms

• Noun: Cultivator, drag.
• Verb (literal): Cultivate, till, break up.
• Verb (figurative): Distress, torment, torture, anguish, wound, lacerate.

Related Phrases

• To harrow up: An archaic or literary form meaning to tear up, disturb, or cause extreme agitation.
  • The ghost's tale harrowed up his soul with fear.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil

Verb

1. draw a harrow over (land)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disk