trough

  1. Noun.  A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
  2. Noun.  Any similarly shaped container.
  3. Noun.  (Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
  4. Noun.  A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
  5. Noun.  A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges.
  6. Noun.  (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
  7. Noun.  (Australia, New Zealand) A rectangular container used for washing clothes, a channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity, or any general 'U' or 'V' shaped channel conveying water for irrigation purposes.
  8. Verb.  To eat in a vulgar style, as if eating from a trough.

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