| farm | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. farm | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit.; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
| ~ chicken farm | farm where chickens are raised for sale. |
| ~ croft | a small farm worked by a crofter. |
| ~ dairy, dairy farm | a farm where dairy products are produced. |
| ~ farmhouse | house for a farmer and family. |
| ~ farm-place, farmplace, farmstead | a farm together with its buildings. |
| ~ farmyard | an area adjacent to farm buildings. |
| ~ grange | an outlying farm. |
| ~ home-farm | a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment. |
| ~ pig farm, piggery | a farm where pigs are raised or kept. |
| ~ cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread | farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle). |
| ~ sewage farm | a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage. |
| ~ sheeprun, sheepwalk | farm devoted to raising sheep. |
| ~ stud farm | a farm where horses are bred. |
| ~ truck farm, truck garden | a farm where vegetables are grown for market. |
| ~ vinery, vineyard | a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced. |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| v. (social) | 2. farm | be a farmer; work as a farmer.; "My son is farming in California" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ ranch | manage or run a ranch.; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona" |
| v. (possession) | 3. farm | collect fees or profits. |
| ~ collect, take in | call for and obtain payment of.; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" |
| v. (creation) | 4. farm, grow, produce, raise | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ carry | bear (a crop).; "this land does not carry olives" |
| ~ overproduce | produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted. |
| ~ cultivate | foster the growth of. |
| ~ keep | raise.; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
| plow | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. plough, plow | a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing. |
| ~ bull tongue | a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields. |
| ~ moldboard plow, mouldboard plough | plow that has a moldboard. |
| ~ tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation. |
| v. (creation) | 2. plough, plow, turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| ~ ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip. |
| ~ disk, harrow | draw a harrow over (land). |
| v. (communication) | 3. address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| ~ broach, initiate | bring up a topic for discussion. |
| ~ theologise, theologize | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character. |
| ~ discourse, discuss, talk about | to consider or examine in speech or writing.; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| v. (motion) | 4. plough, plow | move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil.; "The ship plowed through the water" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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