ridge vs plow

ridge and plow both are nouns.

ridge and plow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ridge	Yes	No	Yes	No
plow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plow is a hypernym of ridge; that is, plow is a word with a broader meaning than ridge:

ridge: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
plow: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

Other hypernyms of ridge include plough, turn.

ridge (noun)	plow (noun)
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
a long narrow range of hills
a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
any long raised strip

ridge (verb)	plow (verb)
form into a ridge	act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
spade into alternate ridges and troughs	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides	move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
extend in ridges

Difference between ridge and plow

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