plow up

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transitive verb

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

plow-up

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noun

variants or plough-up

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

plural -s

: the conversion of an area of virgin sod into cropland

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Noun

plow up

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