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harrow
1[ har-oh ]
noun
- an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to draw a harrow over (land).
- to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.
verb (used without object)
- to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.
harrow
2[ har-oh ]
verb (used with object)
- to ravish; violate; despoil.
- (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to free the righteous held captive.
Harrow
3[ har-oh ]
noun
- a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
- a boarding school for boys, founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, an urban district near London, England.
Harrow
1/ ˈæəʊ /
noun
- a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)
harrow
2/ ˈæəʊ /
noun
- any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil
verb
- tr to draw a harrow over (land)
- intr (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing
- tr to distress; vex
harrow
3/ ˈæəʊ /
verb
- to plunder or ravish
- (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɱ, noun
- ˈǷɾԲ, adjectivenoun
- ˈǷɳԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ۴Ƿ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of harrow1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of harrow1
Origin of harrow2
Example Sentences
Asked which was more harrowing, Vietnam or the racing business, Shirreffs demurred.
Though she has since clawed back a chunk of the cost through government schemes, it made an already harrowing time that much more draining: financially, emotionally and physically.
That's a harrowing thought for the rest given Celtic have now claimed 21 of the last 26 available major domestic honours.
Judge Martin Picton thanked the jury for their work on an "utterly harrowing" case.
The artist and his partner were sitting in the dark, on their phones, glued to the news as harrowing details came out of the Palisades.
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