trough

[ trawf, trof or, sometimes, trawth, troth ]

/ trɔf, trɒf or, sometimes, trɔθ, trɒθ /

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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 rain water.

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.

Origin of trough

before 900; Middle English; Old English trōh; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse trog

OTHER WORDS FROM trough

trough·like, adjective

Words nearby trough

troubleshoot, troubleshooter, troublesome, troublous, trouch, trough, trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial

Example sentences from the Web for trough

Plunging toward the trough of a shockwave, the engine screams to a halt.

Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’: An Anime Icon Bows Out |Andrew Romano |November 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Strangely, the year marked a trough, since their 1996 return reported donations of $35,530.

The Stingiest Politicians |The Daily Beast |April 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But no: whether on the left or the right, they are all pigs at a trough of clichés.

A Rage in Oakland |Stanley Crouch |January 9, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Remove the turkey to a cutting board with a trough to catch any drippings and let it rest for about 20 minutes.

Simple Roast Turkey, Shiitake Gravy |The Daily Beast |November 25, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

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.

Oregon and Eldorado |Thomas Bulfinch
He straightened five ten-dollar bills, creased them into a trough, and stuck the end toward the detective.

The Landloper |Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for trough

trough

/ (trɒf) /

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

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

Scientific definitions for trough

trough

[ trôf ]

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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