1
: to bring to the surface by or as if by plowing : turn, cast, or pull up with or as if with a plow
had plowed quite a lot of arrowheads up
plow up the beets—Accent
by hard work had plowed up several nasty secrets
2
: to break (ground) up by plowing
variants
or plough-up
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plural -s
: the conversion of an area of virgin sod into cropland
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