This is the 11781st most frequent Swedish word.
plöja
To plow or to furrow.
Here, 'plöja' means to plow, referring to the agricultural practice.
Bonden plöjde åkern med sin traktor.
The farmer plowed the field with his tractor.
In this context, 'plöja' is used figuratively to mean reading through something intensely and quickly.
Hon plöjde igenom boken på en kväll.
She plowed through the book in one evening.
Here, 'plöja' metaphorically conveys the action of making one's way forcefully through a densely packed group of people.