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
- noun A group of people working together, especially those operating a ship, aircraft, or production.
- noun A close group of friends or associates, especially informally.
- verb To work as part of a crew.
plough — full definition
- noun A farm tool with a blade, pulled through soil to break it up before planting.
- verb To turn over soil with a plough in preparation for planting.
- verb To move forcefully or steadily through something, as if cutting a path.
- verb To crash into something without stopping.