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# hoe

noun (a hoe, hoes); verb (hoe, hoes, hoed, hoeing)

«hoe» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A garden tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used to cut weeds and loosen the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#m1)
2. (verb) To dig, weed or loosen soil with a hoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#m2)
3. (rude, slang) A spelling of «ho», a very rude insulting word for a woman; not for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and gardening lessons: a hoe keeps weeds down so vegetables can grow. Farmers in history hoed fields by hand. Pupils may hoe the school vegetable patch. In stories, a gardener leans on his hoe.

### Examples

- Grandad used a hoe to cut the weeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x1)
- We hoed the vegetable patch at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x2)
- Hoeing loosens the soil so water can sink in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x3)
- The farmer hoed between the rows of potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x4)
- Leave the hoe in the shed when you finish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x5)
- The gardener rested on his hoe and smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x6)
- The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/#x7)

### Note

Homophone traps: «hoe» (garden tool), «ho» (rude slang), «whoa» (stop!). Verb forms: hoes, hoed, hoeing (keep the e).

## In Jewish tradition

In science and gardening lessons: a hoe keeps weeds down so vegetables can grow. Farmers in history hoed fields by hand. Pupils may hoe the school vegetable patch. In stories, a gardener leans on his hoe.

### Examples

- The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. (Prophets JOL.1.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoe/#x1)

### Note

Homophone traps: «hoe» (garden tool), «ho» (rude slang), «whoa» (stop!). Verb forms: hoes, hoed, hoeing (keep the e).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hoe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hoe.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hoe» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hoe» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hoe.html) on Mova free.