harrow

Meaning

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

Verb

1. To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
2. To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
3. To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.

Intj

A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc.

Synonyms

rake

torment

harry

torture

cause anguish

mishandle

ill-treat

afflict

maltreat

drag

disk

abuse

harass

harrower

hinge

hoe

impel

obsess

oppress

persecute

pester

plague

propel

prosecute

pursue

rabble

rack

actuate

ripper

run over

scourge

shoo

stalk

weed

worry

kind of tree

prey on

digging stick

break-water

harre

straw rake

plough harrow

raker grade ripper

yamstick

break up plowed ground

raker

agonize

anguish

bait

bedevil

beset

chase

curry-comb

drive

drive on

excruciate

flay

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæɹəʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: harwe

Inherited from Old English: *hearwa

Cognate with Danish: harve

Cognate with Dutch: hark

Inherited from Old English: hergian

In summary

From Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate with harvest), or from Old Norse harfr/herfi; compare Danish harve (“harrow”), Dutch hark (“rake”). Akin to Latin carpere. According to the OED, the verb senses are partly derived from the noun sense, partly from a by-form of the verb harry, itself from Old English hergian.