Harrow

Quick meaning: Harrow is a noun meaning (military) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

Meaning

(military) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
2. (transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
3. (transitive) To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.
4. A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
5. (obsolete) A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc.

Example Sentences

It harrows me with fear and wonder.

Will he harrow the valleys after thee?

The headless horseman harrowed Ichabod Crane as he tried to reach the bridge.

Part of your job would be to learn tractor ploughing and the use of planters, harrows, and cultivators.

Word Forms

• harrows
• harrowing
• harrowed

Synonyms for harrow

Depending on context, synonyms include anguish, distress, trouble, afflict, aggrieve, plague.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disk, tooth, haro, drag, plough, brake.

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