TROUGHS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Trough

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English trog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: trɒf
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of

Short Definition:

long, narrow open container for animals

Examples:
  • a water trough
Definition:

a channel used to convey a liquid.

Short Definition:

channel used to convey liquid

Definition:

an elongated region of low barometric pressure.

Short Definition:

elongated region of low barometric pressure

Definition:

a point of low activity or achievement

Short Definition:

point of low activity or achievement

Examples:
  • seasonal peaks and troughs in the demand for goods and services

Word: Trough

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: trɒf
Dialects: British English
Definition:

eat greedily.

Short Definition:

eat greedily

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