🐄trough

noun
/trɔːf/

Meaning

A long, narrow container from which animals eat or drink; also, a low point between waves or in business cycles.

Example Sentences

The cows drank water from the wooden trough.

Example Expressions

peak and trough

Synonyms

container, feeder, channel, low point

Antonyms

peak, crest

Collocations

feeding trough, water trough, economic trough

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