Trough

Meaning

Noun

●

A long,

, for

animals.

●

Any

similarly

shaped

container.

●

In Australian English & New Zealand English:

Any

container.

used for

clothes.

●

until it

or evaporates.

●

In Canadian English:

under the

of a

; an

trough.

●

In Australian English, New Zealand English & Agriculture:

for

water or other

(such as

) from place to place by

gravity

; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned

irrigation

channel

●

A long,

between

; the low

of a

cycle.

●

low

turning point

or a

local minimum

of a business cycle

●

In Meteorology:

associated with a

front.

Verb

●

from a trough.

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Origin

trough

English

trog

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

Etym

Rhymes

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Trough

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