1. a garden tool with a flat blade on a long handle, used for breaking up soil and removing weeds

1. to use a hoe to break up soil or remove weeds

Examples

• She used a hoe to prepare the garden bed for planting.
• The farmer grabbed his hoe and headed to the vegetable patch.
• We need to hoe the weeds around the tomato plants.
• He spent the morning hoeing the rows of corn.
• The old hoe had a wooden handle and a rusty blade.
• After hoeing the garden, she planted the seeds.
• They hoed the soil to make it loose and ready for crops.