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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
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
2/ ˈæəʊ /
verb
to plunder or ravish
(of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
Harrow
3/ 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: 210700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)
Other Word Forms
- harrower noun
- harrowment noun
- ˈǷɱ noun
- ˈǷɾԲ adjective
- ˈǷɳԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of harrow1
Word History and Origins
Origin of harrow1
Origin of harrow2
Example Sentences
Others see valid asylum claims end with deportation orders because the information submitted was false, bearing no resemblance to the harrowing experiences that forced them out of their home countries.
"Many of these women don't want to speak out about what they experienced, they don't want to revisit it, and it makes it very easy for people to ignore the quite harrowing experiences," she said.
Federal troops and California National Guard units joined forces with local law enforcement officers to quell the turmoil, but not without harrowing results.
No performance moved me more this season than McDonald’s harrowing portrayal of Rose.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which provides abortions, added it was "harrowing" to see such guidance "in black and white".
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