farm

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farm

A family works together on their farm.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • An area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and raising animals: A "farm" is a workplace consisting of cultivated land and associated buildings operated as a single unit for agricultural production.
    • A place for breeding or raising a specific type of animal or plant: A "farm" can also refer to a facility dedicated to raising particular livestock (e.g., a fish farm) or cultivating specific produce.
  2. Verb:

    • To cultivate land; to grow crops or raise livestock: To use land for agricultural purposes, often involving specific techniques to improve yield.
    • To manage or work on a farm as a business or occupation: To be engaged in the profession of farming.
    • To collect or obtain something systematically: To collect fees, profits, or other returns from a managed operation.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun: The family owns a dairy farm in Wisconsin.She visited an organic vegetable farm to buy produce directly.

  • Verb: They farm the land using sustainable methods.My grandfather farmed for over fifty years.The company farms out its customer service operations.

Advanced Usage
  • "to farm out": To send work to be done by someone else, often an external contractor. The publisher decided to farm out the book's design to a freelance artist.

  • "factory farm": A large-scale industrial operation for raising livestock, often criticized for its intensive methods. The documentary exposed the conditions inside the factory farm.

Variants and Related Words
  • Farmer (n): A person who owns or manages a farm. The farmer gets up before dawn to tend to the animals.

  • Farming (n): The activity or business of operating a farm. Modern farming relies heavily on technology.

  • Farmhouse (n): The main house on a farm. They renovated the old farmhouse.

Synonyms
  • Plantation: A large estate or farm, especially in a tropical or subtropical region, where crops like coffee, sugar, or tobacco are cultivated.
  • Ranch: A large farm, especially in North America, for raising livestock such as cattle or sheep.
  • Cultivate: To prepare and use land for crops or gardening.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Farm out: To delegate or subcontract work to others.
Related Idioms
  • "Bet the farm": To risk everything one has on a single venture.
farm

A family works together on their farm.

Noun
  1. workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
    • it takes several people to work the farm
Verb
  1. 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
  2. collect fees or profits
  3. be a farmer; work as a farmer
    • My son is farming in California