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trough

[ trawf, trofor, sometimes, trawth, troth ]

noun

  1. a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
  2. any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes.
  3. a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rainwater.
  4. any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves.
  5. 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 ).
  6. Meteorology. an elongated area of relatively low pressure.
  7. the lowest point, especially in an economic cycle.


trough

/ ³Ù°ùÉ’´Ú /

noun

  1. a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put
  2. a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley
  3. a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves
  4. meteorol an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression Compare ridge
  5. a single or temporary low point; depression
  6. physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value
  7. economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    intr to eat, consume, or take greedily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trough

/ ³Ù°ùô´Ú /

  1. The part of a wave with the least magnitude; the lowest part of a wave.
  2. Compare crestSee more at wave
  3. A narrow, elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure occurring at the ground surface or in the upper atmosphere, and often associated with a front.
  4. Compare ridge
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³óËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü²µ³ól¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trough1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ³Ù°ùųó; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse trog
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trough1

Old English ³Ù°ùųó ; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse trog trough, Dutch ³Ù°ùü²µ²µ±ð ladle
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Instead, it rises in jagged and uneven peaks and troughs at the side of the local playground in Spring Farm Park - as if someone has thrown a mossy blanket to cover up an unsightly mess.

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Peaks and troughs of the gold price have occurred at some of the key moments in economic history.

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Welsh rugby is used to peaks and troughs, ecstatic highs and wretched lows with not much in between.

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He advised the channel, "Stay the course. The audience is exhausted and needs a break. It’ll be back — and Resistier than ever. Suffer the ratings trough."

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Mark says that businesses like his can be loyal to workers and take long-term decisions, riding through the peaks and troughs of the business cycle.

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