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ploeg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crew noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
  • plough noun A farm tool with a blade, pulled through soil to break it up before planting.
  • shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.
  • team noun A group of people working or playing together toward a shared goal.
  • troop noun A group of soldiers, or (in the plural) military forces generally.

Senses

ploeg is used for these senses in English:

  • crew A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
  • crew (informal, often, derogatory) A close group of friends.
  • crew A group of people working together on a task.
  • plough (agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
  • shift A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
  • side One set of competitors in a game.
  • team A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus.

crew — full definition

  1. noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
  2. noun A close group of friends or associates, especially informally.
  3. verb To work as part of a crew.

plough — full definition

  1. noun A farm tool with a blade, pulled through soil to break it up before planting.
  2. verb To turn over soil with a plough in preparation for planting.
  3. verb To move forcefully or steadily through something, as if cutting a path.
  4. verb To crash into something without stopping.

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