'Hoe' definitions:
Definition of 'hoe'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
verb
Dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"
Definition of 'Hoe'
From: GCIDE
- Hoe \Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish. [1913 Webster]
- Dutch hoe, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade.
- Horse hoe, a kind of cultivator. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hoe'
From: GCIDE
- Hoe \Hoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoeing.] [Cf. F. houer.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- To hoe one's row, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hoe'
From: GCIDE
- Hoe \Hoe\, v. i. To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hoe'
From: Moby Thesaurus