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   trough

   /trɒf/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of: "a water trough" Similar mangerfeeding containerfeed boxfeederfodder rackcrib
   • ▪ a long, narrow open container used for a purpose such as growing plants.
   • 2. a channel used to convey a liquid. Similar channelconduittrenchditchgullydrainculvertcutflumegutterfurrowgroovedepression
   • ▪ a long hollow in the earth's surface: "a vast glacial trough"
   • ▪ a hollow between two wave crests in the sea.
   • 3. an elongated region of low barometric pressure.
   • 4. a point of low activity or achievement: "seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services"
   • ▪ a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity.

   verb

   • 1. eat greedily. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishtrog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree.

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   What does trough mean?

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   What is a trough on a farm?

   • loading examples... If you live on a farm, you already know that a trough is what animals eat out of. The word actually refers to the shape of the container, and can mean anything that is low and hollowed out — like a curve on a graph or a depression in the ground.

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   What is a trough aloft?

   • A narrow, elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure occurring at the ground surface or in the upper atmosphere, and often associated with a front. Cooler air in the core of the trough aloft will help destabilize the atmosphere, and increase the winds in middle levels of the atmosphere.

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   A trough is a long, narrow container for animals or a low point in a series of high and low points. Learn how to use the word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   A trough is a long shallow container for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals, or a channel or depression for water or air. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of trough.

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   Trough definition: a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.. See examples of TROUGH used in a sentence.

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   A trough is a long, narrow receptacle, channel, or depression. It can be used for animals, water, food, or waves. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of trough.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word trough, a long, narrow container for animals or a low area between waves or hills. See examples, synonyms and related idioms.

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    trough. /trɔf/ /trɒf/ IPA guide. Other forms: troughs. If you live on a farm, you already know that a trough is what animals eat out of. The word actually refers to the shape of the container, and can mean anything that is low and hollowed out — like a curve on a graph or a depression in the ground.