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   trough

   /trɒf/

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of: "a water trough" Similar mangerfeeding containerfeed boxfeederfodder rackcrib
   • ▪ a long, narrow open container used for a purpose such as growing plants.
   • 2. a channel used to convey a liquid. Similar channelconduittrenchditchgullydrainculvertcutflumegutterfurrowgroovedepression
   • ▪ a long hollow in the earth's surface: "a vast glacial trough"
   • ▪ a hollow between two wave crests in the sea.
   • 3. an elongated region of low barometric pressure.
   • 4. a point of low activity or achievement: "seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services"
   • ▪ a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity.

   verb

   • 1. eat greedily. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishtrog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree.

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