trough
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Synonyms: rough, tough, through, though, grough, brough, drough, strough, crough, prough, trouch
Antonyms: rough, tough, through, though, grough, brough, drough, strough, crough, prough, trouch
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Noun
- A [[long]], [[narrow]] container, open on top, for [[feeding]] or [[watering]] animals.
- Any similarly shaped container.
- A short, narrow [[canal]] designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
- {{lb|en|colloquial}} An undivided metal [[urinal]] (plumbing fixture)
- {{lb|en|Canada}} A [[gutter]] under the [[eaves]] of a building; an [[eaves trough]].
- {{lb|en|agriculture|Australia|New Zealand}} A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as [[milk]]) from place to place by [[gravity]]; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned [[irrigation]] channel.
- A long, narrow depression between [[wave]]s or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
- {{lb|en|economics}} A low turning point or a local minimum of a [[business cycle]].
- {{lb|en|meteorology}} A [[linear]] [[atmospheric]] [[depression]] associated with a weather front.
Verb
- To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.
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