[fahrm] 
| 1. | a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. |
| 2. | land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster farm; a tree farm. |
| 3. | a similar, usually commercial, site where a product is manufactured or cultivated: a cheese farm; a honey farm. |
| 4. | the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts. |
| 5. | a country or district leased for the collection of revenue. |
| 6. | a fixed yearly amount accepted from a person in view of local or district taxes that he or she is authorized to collect. |
| 7. | a tract of land on which an industrial function is carried out, as the drilling or storage of oil or the generation of electricity by solar power. |
| 8. | English History.
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| 9. | Also called farm team, farm club. Chiefly Baseball. a team in a minor league that is owned by or affiliated with a major-league team, for training or keeping players until ready or needed. |
| 10. | Obsolete. a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like. |
| 11. | to cultivate (land). |
| 12. | to take the proceeds or profits of (a tax, undertaking, etc.) on paying a fixed sum. |
| 13. | to let or lease (taxes, revenues, an enterprise, etc.) to another for a fixed sum or a percentage (often fol. by out). |
| 14. | to let or lease the labor or services of (a person) for hire. |
| 15. | to contract for the maintenance of (a person, institution, etc.): a county that farms its poor. |
| 16. | to cultivate the soil; operate a farm. |
| 17. | farm out,
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| 18. | buy the farm, Slang. to die or be killed. |
