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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
Instead, they include harrowing names like the Ghost pepper, the Carolina Reaper and other hybrid peppers that boast high Scoville units.
He told BBC News the detention of his parents - who have lived in Afghanistan for 18 years and ran education projects - had been "harrowing and exhausting" for their family.
"I have pretty harrowing memories of primary school of always having the scraps," says George Williams.
The prime minister said the show was "at times harrowing" but had "lit a touch paper" under the debate about the issues.
He doesn’t have much interest in his pupils, the harrowing political situation or even friendships.
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