trough
- Noun. A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
- Noun. Any similarly shaped container.
- Noun. (Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
- Noun. A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
- Noun. A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges.
- Noun. (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
- 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.
- Verb. To eat in a vulgar style, as if eating from a trough.
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