plough on

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   continue moving forward

   Synonymspress onpush on

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Questions about plough on

What does plough on mean?

plough on means "continue moving forward".

What is another word for plough on?

Close synonyms include press on, push on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plough on a common word?

plough on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.