"plows" in the noun sense

1. plow, plough

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

"plows" in the verb sense

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"

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