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[ trawf, trof or, sometimes , trawth, troth ] SHOW IPA
/ trɔf, trɒf or, sometimes , trɔθ, trɒθ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes.
a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rainwater.
any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves.
Oceanography . a long, wide, and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides, wider and shallower than a trench. Compare trench (def. 4).
Meteorology . an elongated area of relatively low pressure.
the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of trough First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English trōh; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse trog
OTHER WORDS FROM trough troughlike, adjective Words nearby trough trouble someone for, trouble spot, troublous, trouch, trou-de-loup, trough , trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial
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Example sentences from the Web for trough Plunging toward the trough of a shockwave, the engine screams to a halt.
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Strangely, the year marked a trough , since their 1996 return reported donations of $35,530.
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But no: whether on the left or the right, they are all pigs at a trough of clichés.
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Remove the turkey to a cutting board with a trough to catch any drippings and let it rest for about 20 minutes.
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Sometimes, down the trough of darkness formed by the path under the hedges, men came lurching home.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
Sometimes when they were standing at their trough eating, he ran at them, just for the fun of seeing them run.
Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad | Various
In a few moments they were out of sight of land, and the boat was swinging heavily in the trough of the sea.
Stories from Northern Myths | Emilie Kip Baker
Frémont understands the name as signifying a trough ; while Winthrop interprets it as plates, or slabs, of rock.
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He straightened five ten-dollar bills, creased them into a trough , and stuck the end toward the detective.
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British Dictionary definitions for trough noun a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put
a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley
a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves
meteorol an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression Compare ridge (def. 6)
a single or temporary low point; depression
physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value
economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (intr) informal to eat, consume, or take greedily
Derived forms of trough troughlike , adjective Word Origin for trough Old English trōh ; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse trog trough, Dutch trügge ladle
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Words related to trough trench, manger, canal, moat, gully, cup, duct, dike, crib, hollow, watercourse, flume, ditch, dip, channel, furrow
Scientific definitions for trough The part of a wave with the least magnitude; the lowest part of a wave. Compare crest . See more at wave .
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. Compare ridge .
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