Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Trough — may refer to: * Trough (food), a container for animal feed (syn: manger) * Trough (geology), a long depression less steep than a trench * Trough (meteorology), an elongated region of low atmospheric pressure * Trough (physics), the lowest point… … Wikipedia
Trough — (tr[o^]f), n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog, troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug; probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E. tree. [root]63 & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.] 1. A long, hollow vessel,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trough — [trɔf US tro:f] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container)¦ 2¦(low point)¦ 3¦(waves)¦ 4¦(weather)¦ 5 have your nose/snout in the trough ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: trog] 1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦ a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals … Dictionary of contemporary English
trough — [ trɔf ] noun count 1. ) a long narrow open container used for holding food or water for animals: a cattle trough 2. ) a low area between two high waves or hills: The boat lay almost helpless in the trough of the waves. 3. ) a period when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trough — trough; trough·ton; … English syllables
trough — O.E. trog, from P.Gmc. *trugoz (Cf. O.Fris., O.S., O.N. trog, M.Du. troch, Du. trog, O.H.G. troc, Ger. trog), perhaps ultimately from PIE *drukos, from root *dru wood, tree (see TREE (Cf. tree)). Originally pronounced in English with a hard … Etymology dictionary
trough — [n] gutter, depression canal, channel, crib, cup, dike, dip, ditch, duct, flume, furrow, gully, hollow, manger, moat, trench, watercourse; concepts 509,513 … New thesaurus
trough — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of. 2) a channel used to convey a liquid. 3) an elongated region of low barometric pressure. 4) a hollow between two wave crests in the sea. 5) a point of low activity or… … English terms dictionary
trough — [trôf, träf] n. [ME < OE trog, akin to Ger < IE * druk < base * deru ,TREE: basic sense, “hollowed wooden object”] 1. a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals 2. any similarly shaped… … English World dictionary
trough — [[t]trɒ̱f, AM trɔ͟ːf[/t]] troughs 1) N COUNT A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance. 2) N COUNT A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea … English dictionary
Trough — The transition point between economic recession and recovery. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * trough trough [trɒf ǁ trɒːf] noun [countable] FINANCE ECONOMICS the lowest point in a series of prices, values etc: • the pea … Financial and business terms
