[trawf, trof or, sometimes, trawth, troth] 
| 1. | a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals. |
| 2. | any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or household purposes. |
| 3. | a channel or conduit for conveying water, as a gutter under the eaves of a building for carrying away rain water. |
| 4. | any long depression or hollow, as between two ridges or waves. |
| 5. | Oceanography. a long, wide, and deep depression in the ocean floor having gently sloping sides, wider and shallower than a trench. Compare trench (def. 4). |
| 6. | Meteorology. an elongated area of relatively low pressure. |
| 7. | the lowest point, esp. in an economic cycle. |
