farm

noun countable

UK /fɑː(r)m/

Word Forms

singular	farm
plural	farms

1
an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals
on a farm:
Patrick worked on a neighbouring farm.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural
1. 1a
  only before nounused on, or belonging to, a farm
  farm workers/labourers
  farm buildings/machinery/implements
  farm animals/produce
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for farming, and types of farming
  agrarian
  agribusiness
  agricultural
2
a place where a particular type of animal is produced in order to be sold
a fish farm
Synonyms and related words
Animal farming
brand
brand
cattle prod
3
a farmhouse
Visitors often came to the farm at weekends.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural
4
a server farm
Synonyms and related words
The internet
access number
account name
address
5
a place involved in mass production to maximize profit at the expense of quality or other ethical considerations
We don’t want to get a dog from a puppy farm as the animals are often treated badly.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 10/04/2014
Open Dictionary - April2014
6
a server farm
Physical servers share the loads and are more likely to be based on ‘farms’ in Arizona rather than in the ‘cloud.’
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 07/05/2018
Open Dictionary - May2018
7
buy the farm
informal humorous
to dieSubmitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 09/06/2018
Open Dictionary - June2018

farm

noun countable

US /fɑrm/

Word Forms

singular	farm
plural	farms

1
an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals
on a farm:
Patrick worked on a neighboring farm.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural
1. 1a
  only before nounused on, or belonging to, a farm
  farm buildings/machinery/implements
  farm animals/produce
  farm workers/laborers
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for farming, and types of farming
  agrarian
  agribusiness
  agricultural
2
a place where a particular type of animal is produced in order to be sold
a fish farm
Synonyms and related words
Animal farming
brand
brand
cattle prod
3
a farmhouse
Visitors often came to the farm on weekends.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural
4
a server farm
Synonyms and related words
The internet
access number
account name
address
5
a place involved in mass production to maximize profit at the expense of quality or other ethical considerations
We don’t want to get a dog from a puppy farm as the animals are often treated badly.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 10/04/2014
Open Dictionary - April2014
6
a server farm
Physical servers share the loads and are more likely to be based on ‘farms’ in Arizona rather than in the ‘cloud.’
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 07/05/2018
Open Dictionary - May2018
7
buy the farm
informal humorous
to dieSubmitted by:
Ismail from Russian Federation on 09/06/2018
Open Dictionary - June2018

farm

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /fɑː(r)m/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	farm
he/she/it	farms
present participle	farming
past tense	farmed
past participle	farmed

1
to use land for growing crops or keeping animals
The land was farmed intensively.
They’ve been farming in the area all their lives.
He farms sheep.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural

phrasal verbs

farm out

farm

verb intransitive/transitive

US /fɑrm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	farm
he/she/it	farms
present participle	farming
past tense	farmed
past participle	farmed

1
to use land for growing crops or keeping animals
They’ve been farming in the area all their lives.
The land was farmed intensively.
Synonyms and related words
General words for farming, and types of farming
agrarian
agribusiness
agricultural

phrasal verbs

farm out

farm ​‌‌‌

buy the farm

farm ​‌‌‌

buy the farm

farm ​‌

farm ​‌

farm

farm

farm

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