Farm

Pronunciation

/fɑːrm/

Definitions

Noun (n)

• A piece of land used for growing crops or raising livestock, typically on a large scale. Example: “They inherited a vast farm from their grandparents.”
• The business or practice of cultivating the land or raising livestock; agriculture. Example: “He decided to take up farming after leaving the city.”
• An area of land devoted to a particular activity or industry, e.g., fish farm, solar farm.

Verb (v)

• To cultivate (land) by planting and harvesting crops or by raising livestock. Example: “The farmer farms several hundred acres of corn and wheat.”
• To manage or develop (a resource) intensively or commercially. Example: “The company farms oysters off the coast.”

Phrases

• “Farm out” means to give (work, responsibilities, or children) to others to do or take care of. Example: “During busy seasons, they farm out some of the work to freelancers.”
• “Farm to table” refers to a movement promoting the use of locally produced foods, often directly from the farm where they were grown or raised.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The old red barn was a prominent feature on the family farm.”
• Verb: “She plans to farm this land organically, without the use of pesticides.”

Synonyms

• Ranch
• Estate
• Croft
• Homestead
• Plantation
• Cultivate
• Tend
• Harvest
• Grazing land
• Agricultural holding