harrow

  • (noun): 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.
  • (noun): An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
  • (verb): To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
  • (verb): To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
  • (verb): To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.