Antonyms for hoe


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hoh
Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠ


Definition of hoe

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French houe (12c.), from Frankish *hauwa, from Proto-Germanic *hawwan (cf. Old High German houwa "hoe, mattock, pick-axe," German Haue), from PIE *kau- "to hew, strike" (see hew). The verb is first recorded early 15c. Related: Hoed; hoeing.
  • As in till : verb cultivate land
  • As in dig : verb delve into; hollow out
Example sentences :
  • And send some of the boys up here to help me hoe out a little.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • They only know the ground they hoe, but not such a thing as this.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • But when Sami tried to do this, the hoe was too heavy for him, and he could do nothing.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Michael and Uli had to hoe the weeds in the next field near by.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Then, as we say out West, I suppose she had a pretty hard row to hoe?
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • Then take a hoe to Paris and find out why you loved it so, and why you hate the harbor.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • He does it with a sort of hoe thing and puts them in a pail.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Corn meal is mixed with water and baked on the flat surface of a hoe or griddle.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • Twisting himself free he saw a powerful Nubian armed with a hoe.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • They inevitably lead to the condition of the "man with the hoe."
  • Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy

Synonyms for hoe

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