Plow and Shirk

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Plow verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

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Shirk is an antonym for plow.

Nearby Words: plowed, plowing

Shirk verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Plow is an antonym for shirk.

Nearby Words: shirker, shirked, shirking

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Shirk and Plow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plow/shirk

Plow & Shirk. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plow/shirk>.

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