ALL meanings of trough
trough
T t - noun trough a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals. 1
- noun trough any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes. 1
- noun trough a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rain water. 1
- noun trough any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves. 1
- noun trough 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). 1
- noun trough Meteorology. an elongated area of relatively low pressure. 1
- noun trough the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle. 1
- countable noun trough A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. 0
- countable noun trough A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. 0
- countable noun trough A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. 0
- countable noun trough A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure. 0
- noun trough a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put 0
- noun trough a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley 0
- noun trough a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves 0
- noun trough an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression 0
- noun trough a single or temporary low point; depression 0
- noun trough the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value 0
- noun trough the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle 0
- verb trough to eat, consume, or take greedily 0
- noun trough a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals 0
- noun trough any similarly shaped vessel, as one for kneading or washing something 0
- noun trough a channel or gutter, esp. one under the eaves of a building, for carrying off rainwater 0
- noun trough a long, narrow hollow or depression, as between waves 0
- noun trough a low in any cycle, esp. in an economic cycle 0
- noun trough a long, narrow area of low barometric pressure 0