harrow
/'hærou/
Definition
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.
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.
Noun
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a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Verb
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draw a harrow over (land)
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