Meaning of snowplow In English

• 0 a vehicle or device for removing snow from roads or railroads:

  • A snowplow clearing a street can block a driveway.

  • A team of 56 snowplows continues to chip away to widen lanes in Cleveland.

• 1 in skiing, a simple way of turning or stopping in which the points of the skis are turned toward each other:

  • The snowplow is a beginning skiing technique.

  • To a novice the snowplow turn is the start of real downhill skiing.

• 2 in skiing, to turn or stop with the points of the skis turned toward each other:

  • We had practised, endlessly, snowplowing to control our speed.

  • I was amazed to see my daughter snowplowing her way through a sort of obstacle course.

• 3 to remove or deal with problems for a child, so they never have to do anything difficult or never fail, and do not learn how to do things for themselves:

  • Are you snowplowing your kid?

  • By snowplowing all opposition and doing everything for them, they may be robbing their children of confidence and self-reliance.

• 4 used to refer to a parent who removes or deals with problems for a child, so they never have to do anything difficult or never fail, and do not learn how to do things for themselves:

  • Having a snowplow parent is not good for a child in the long run.

  • Snowplow mothers and fathers are criticized for clearing every difficulty from their child’s path.

• 5 a large blade attached to the front of a truck that pushes snow off roads