Trough - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|trɔːf|
Brit.
|trɒf|
noun
- a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
- a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater (syn: gutter)
- a concave shape with an open top (syn: bowl)
- a treasury for government funds (syn: till)
- a long narrow shallow receptacle
- a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed (syn: manger)
- a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater (syn: gutter)
- a concave shape with an open top (syn: bowl)
- a treasury for government funds (syn: till)
- a long narrow shallow receptacle
- a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed (syn: manger)
Extra examples
The economy is in a trough right now.
...all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough...
The graph showed peaks and troughs of activity.
His mood of exaltation fell with a bump into the trough of melancholy.
...rain so heavy that the eaves trough couldn't handle it...
Word forms
noun
singular: trough
plural: troughs
singular: trough
plural: troughs
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