[{"word":"troughs","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"One of Hank's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening."},{"definition":"Any similarly shaped container.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There was a small trough that the sump pump emptied into; it was filled with mosquito larvae."},{"definition":"A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing."},{"definition":"A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The buoy bobbed between the crests and troughs of the waves moving across the bay."},{"definition":"A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["manger"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trough","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troughs"]}]