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      • The verb 'harrow' conveys a sense of profound distress or torment, often associated with experiences that challenge one's sense of safety, security, or deeply held beliefs.
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  2. HARROW definition: 1. a large piece of equipment that is pulled behind a tractor (= a farm vehicle) to break the earth…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : to cultivate with a harrow (see harrow entry 2) harrow the fields. 2. : torment, vex. harrowed by war. has not set out to appall the reader with horrors nor to harrow him with miseries Douglas Stewart. harrower. ˈher-ə-wər. ˈha-rə- noun.

  4. 1. any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil. verb. 2. (transitive) to draw a harrow over (land) 3. (intransitive) (of soil) to become broken up through harrowing. 4. (transitive) to distress; vex.

  5. There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb harrow, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. Definition of Harrow in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 1. an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, for leveling and breaking up clods in plowed land. v.t. 2. to draw a harrow over (land). 3. to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of. v.i. 4. to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.

  8. To harrow is to cause worry and upset, the way a truly scary movie might harrow you, making it hard to sleep without turning on the light. Harrow is an uncommon verb that was originally used in a religious context.

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