Definition of "trough"
- noun
A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
Any similarly shaped container.
A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any 'U' or 'V' cross-sectioned irrigation channel.
A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
- verb
To eat in a vulgar style, as if eating from a trough.
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