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Definitions for Hoe

[1] a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
[2] any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.
[3] to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.
[4] to use a hoe.
[5] Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
[6] his father Robert, 1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses.
[7] a sexually promiscuous woman.
[8] a prostitute; whore.
[9] a woman.
[10] any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc
[11] to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe
[12] Also: ho-ho an imitation or representation of the sound of a deep laugh
[13] an exclamation used to attract attention, announce a destination, etc what ho! ; land ho! ; westward ho!
[14] US Black slang a derogatory term for a woman
[15] holmium
[16] head office
[17] British government Home Office

Words related to Hoe

unearth, search, shovel, drill, dredge, discover, penetrate, exhume, bulldoze, scoop, sift, burrow, clean, enter, uncover, bore, gouge, harvest, excavate, plow

Words nearby Hoe

hodgson's disease, hodman, hodograph, hodometer, hodoscope, hoe, hoe in, hoe into, hoecake, hoedown, hoek van holland

Origin of Hoe

3First recorded in 1965–70; dialectal or Black English pronunciation of whore

Other words from Hoe

ho·er , noun
hoe·like , adjective
un·hoed , adjective

Word origin for Hoe

C20: from Black or Southern US pronunciation of whore

Synonyms for Hoe

dig, dress, farm, grow, harrow, labor, mulch, plant, plough, plow, prepare, sow, tend, turn, work, raise crops, turn over