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- DictionaryTrough/trôf/
noun
- 1. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of: "a water trough"
Trough definition, a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals. See more.
trough. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from Topics Farming c2. (specialist) a long narrow region of low air pressure between two regions of higher pressure compare ridge. a period of time when the level of something is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing.
[countable] a low area between two waves in the ocean, or two hills. See trough in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: trough. Definition of trough noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals. b. : any of various domestic or industrial containers. 2. a. : a conduit, drain, or channel for water. especially : a gutter along the eaves of a building.
a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
Word Combinations ( noun) part of speech: noun. definition 1: a long narrow open container used for serving food or water to animals. The pigs gathered at the trough. definition 2: any long narrow depression or channel, such as a gutter, a narrow valley, or the depression in water between two waves. definition 3:
Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. noun A long, narrow, generally shallow receptacle for holding water or feed for animals. noun Any of various similar containers for domestic or industrial use, such as kneading or washing. noun A gutter under the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
