Definition of "harrow" in Anglais

noun

1. A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

2. (military) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.

verb

1. (transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.

2. (transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.

3. (transitive) To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.

interjection

1. (obsolete) A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc.