trough
noun
1 noun AGR feeding containertrach masc4 2 noun long narrow containerumar masc1 dabhach fem2 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun ditch, channelclais fem2 lintéar masc1 4 noun slumplag trá there was a trough after the war bhí lag trá ann tar éis an chogaidhhe has peaks and troughs bíonn sé thíos seal thuas seal 5 noun GEOG valleyumar masc1 log masc1 glacial trough oighearumar masc1 6 noun MATH, STAT section of line on graph etclog masc1 7 noun literary period of unhappinessshe was in a trough of depression bhí sí i ndroim dubhach, bhí sí in umar na haimléise, bhí sí faoi chian 8 noun MET area of low pressurelog masc1 a low-pressure trough log lagbhrú 9 noun pejorative source of moneyciste masc4 they all have their snouts in the trough tá an soc sa trach acu go léir
verb
10 verb fall to low level INTRANSITIVEtéigh ó rath lagaigh verb meath verb their campaign troughed chuaigh an feachtas ó rath orthu, thit an tóin as a bhfeachtas 11 verb very informal eat hungrily or greedily