recession vs trough

recession

noun
  • A period of reduced economic activity 

  • A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly. 

  • The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. 

  • A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age. 

  • The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service. 

  • The act of ceding something back. 

trough

noun
  • low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle 

  • A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough. 

  • A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front. 

  • A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. 

  • A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes. 

  • A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle. 

  • A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel. 

  • Any similarly shaped container. 

  • A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates. 

verb
  • To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough. 

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