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1. (n.) hoe
a long-handled implement with a thin, flat blade usu. set transversely, used esp. in breaking up the soil and in weeding.
2. hoe
any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster.
3. (v.t.) hoe
to scrape, weed, or cultivate with a hoe.
4. (v.i.) hoe
to use a hoe.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME howe < OF houe < Gmc; cf. MD houwe, OHG houwa mattock; akin to hew)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hoe
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
2. (verb) hoe
dig with a hoe
"He is hoeing the flower beds"
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1. (noun) hoe
a tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle
2. (noun) hoe
the horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish
3. (verb) hoe
to cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn
4. (verb) hoe
to use a hoe; to labor with a hoe
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Sense: a long-handled tool with a metal blade used for removing or destroying weeds etc.
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 Afrikaans: skoffelpik |
 Arabic: مِعْزَقَه، مِجْرَفَه |
 Bulgarian: мотика |
 Brazilian: enxada |
 Czech: motyka |
 German: die Hacke |
 Danish: lugejern |
 Greek: τσάπα |
 Spanish: azada, azadón |
 Estonian: kõblas |
 Farsi: بیل |
 Finnish: hara |
 French: binette |
 Hebrew: מַעדֵר |
 Hindi: कुदाल |
 Croatian: motika |
 Hungarian: kapa |
 Indonesian: pangkur, cangkul |
 Icelandic: hlújárn, arfaskafa |
 Italian: zappa |
 Japanese: くわ |
 Korean: 괭이 |
 Lithuanian: kauptukas |
 Latvian: kaplis |
 Malay: cangkul |
 Dutch: zeis |
 Norwegian: hakke |
 Polish: motyka |
 Persian: بیل |
 Pashto: بیل |
 Portuguese: enxada |
 Romanian: sapă |
 Russian: мотыга |
 Slovak: motyka |
 Slovenian: motika |
 Serbian: motika |
 Swedish: hacka |
 Thai: จอบ |
 Turkish: çapa |
 Taiwanese: 鋤頭 |
 Ukrainian: мотика; сапа |
 Urdu: لمبے دستے والا بیلچا نما |
 Vietnamese: cái cuốc |
 Chinese: 锄头 |
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