plow under

Verb

Meaning

plow under (third-person singular simple present plows under, present participle plowing under, simple past and past participle plowed under) (US spelling)

(agriculture) To destory (crops) by turning them into the ground with a plow
A sharp drop in demand forced the farmer to plow under half his turnips.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

outplay

Examples

Cultivate friendships. If you don't have time to cultivate all of them, plow under every fifth one and collect your bonus. Gracie Allen

Sometimes you got to hurt something to help something. Sometimes you have to plow under one thing in order for something else to grow. Ernest Gaines

You dont plow under the corn because the seed was planted with a neighbors shovel. Ken Kesey

Close letter words and terms

plow stop plow the sands plow through plow up plow-land plowable