a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
"After raking up the leaves, I grabbed my hoe to break up the hard-packed soil in the vegetable garden."
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
"The lighthouse stands at the very tip of the rocky hoe, guarding our village from storms."
Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
In plain English: A hoe is a point of land that extends into the ocean.
"The lighthouse stood on the dramatic hoe overlooking the churning waves."
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
"The slang term was never used on screen, though some actors whispered about it backstage while filming the gritty drama."
Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
In plain English: To "hoe" means to engage in prostitution.
"She was accused of hoeing for a wealthy businessman."
A village and civil parish situated in Norfolk, England.
"During our recent trip to Norfolk, we took a detour to visit the quiet village of Hoe before heading back to London."