1 [C] a long narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from:
a water trough
2 (the trough) [sing.] (informal) if you say that people have their noses in the trough, you mean that they are trying to get a lot of money for themselves
3 [C] (technical) a long narrow region of low air pressure between two regions of higher pressure
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4 [C] a period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing:
There have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment.
5 [C] a low area between two waves in the sea, or two hills
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is trough a noun, verb, or something else?
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