hoe
noun[C]
uk/həʊ/us/hoʊ/hoenoun[C](TOOL)
agardentoolwith alonghandleand ashortbladeused toremoveweedsandbreakup thesurfaceof theground
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Gardening tools
- clippers
- dibber
- dibble
- fork
- grubber
- hedge trimmers
- hose
- hover mower
- lawnmower
- motor mower
- pitchfork
- propagator
- secateurs
- sickle
- spade
- sprayer
- stick blender
- Strimmer
- watering can
- Weed Whacker
hoenoun[C](INSULT)
offensiveslang
anotherspellingofho
hoe
verb[IorT]
uk/həʊ/us/hoʊ/present participlehoeing|past tense and past participlehoedtoremoveweedsandbreakup thesurfaceof theground, using agardentoolwith alonghandleand ashortblade:
Theyspenttheafternoonhoeing thevegetablepatch.
Keep hoeing betweenrowsofplantstosubdueweeds.
- He was hoeing thecottonfieldtoremoveweeds.
- She had a hard morning'swork,handweedingand hoeing.
- I hoed thegroundwhere Iwantedtoplantsunflowers.
Gardening - general words
- allotmenteer
- allotmenteering
- aquaponics
- arborist
- beanpole
- bed
- blanch
- graft
- guerrilla gardening
- hanging basket
- hedgerow
- hedging
- homegrown
- potsomethingoff
- potsomethingon
- potsomethingup
- prune
- repot
- scythe
- turf