snowplowing
noun[U]
US(UKsnowploughing)us/ˈsnoʊ.plaʊ.ɪŋ/uk/ˈsnəʊ.plaʊ.ɪŋ/snowplowingnoun[U](REMOVING SNOW)
theactivityofremovingsnowfromroadsandrailroadsusingspecialvehicles:
Highwaydepartmentsendedupspendingmoremoneyon snowplowing than they hadbudgeted.
Orderingcarstostayoffcertainstreetsafter ablizzardreducessnowplowingcosts.
- Urbanareasareespeciallychallengingfor snowplowing because thesnowplowcreatessnowbanksthatblockdriveways.
- After awinterof snowplowing,engineerswillseehow therampsheldup.
- They own andmaintainalargefleetof snowplowingequipment.
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- abstract
- bowdlerization
- bowdlerized
- clear the decksidiom
- drain
- extract
- gougesomethingout
- letsomeonedown
- over-extraction
- pick
- pluck
- scoop
- scratch
- slice
- takesomethingaway
- unboxing
- undrained
- wipesomethingoffsomething
- yank
snowplowingnoun[U](REMOVING CHILD'S PROBLEMS)
(alsosnowplow parenting)
thebehaviorof aparentwhoremovesordealswithproblemsfor achild, so they never have to do anythingdifficultand neverfail, and do notlearnhow to do things for themselves:
Snowplowing is the newparentingtrendthat isruiningchildren'slives.
Makeyourkidsdochoresandavoidtheperilsofsnowplowparenting.
- Snowplowing isshovelingallproblemsout of the way beforeyourchildevenhitsthem.
- Thehabitof snowplowing can be hard tobreak.
- What issnowplowparentingand should we beconcernedabout it?
Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adoptable
- adopted
- adoptee
- adoption
- caretaking
- child-rearing
- childless
- childlessness
- childmind
- lawnmower parent
- looked-after
- mothering
- nanny
- non-custodial
- stay-at-home
- swaddle
- unadoptable
- unadopted
- upbringing