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
- 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
- bore
- break up
- bulldoze
- burrow
- cat
- channel
- clean
- concave
- deepen
- depress
- dig
- dig down
- discover
- dredge
- dress
- drill
- drive
- enter
- excavate
- exhume
- farm
- fork out
- go into
- gouge
- grow
- grub
- harrow
- harvest
- hoe
- investigate
- labor
- mine
- mulch
- penetrate
- pierce
- pit
- plant
- plough
- plow
- prepare
- probe
- produce
- quarry
- raise crops
- root
- root out
- rout
- sap
- scoop
- scoop out
- search
- shovel
- sift
- sow
- spade
- tend
- till
- tunnel
- turn
- turn over
- uncover
- undermine
- unearth
- work
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