Plough and Spade

Plough

Plough verb - To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.

Spade and plough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spade" instead a verb "Plough".

Nearby Words: ploughed, ploughing

Spade

Spade verb - Dig (up) with a spade.
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Plough and spade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plough" instead a verb "Spade".

Nearby Words: spaded, spadeful, spading, spader
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