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farming

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farm  (färm)
n.
1. A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production.
2.
a. A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals.
b. An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm.
3. An area of land devoted to the storage of a commodity or the emplacement of a group of devices: a tank farm; an antenna farm.
4. Baseball A minor-league club affiliated with a major-league club for the training of recruits and the maintenance of temporarily unneeded players.
5. Obsolete
a. The system of leasing out the rights of collecting and retaining taxes in a certain district.
b. A district so leased.
v. farmed, farm·ing, farms
v.tr.
1. To cultivate or produce a crop on.
2. To pay a fixed sum in order to have the right to collect and retain profits from (a business, for example).
3. To turn over (a business, for example) to another in return for the payment of a fixed sum.
v.intr.
To engage in farming.
Phrasal Verb:
farm out
1. To send (work, for example) from a central point to be done elsewhere.
2. Baseball To assign (a player) to a minor-league team.

[Middle English, lease, leased property, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, fixed payment, from Latin firmre, to establish, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

farming [ˈfɑːmɪŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a.  the business, art, or skill of agriculture
b.  (as modifier) farming methods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.farmingfarming - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
arboriculture, tree farming - the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
dairy farming, dairying - the business of a dairy
gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plants
tilling - cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
aquiculture, hydroponics, tank farming - a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
mixed farming - growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
planting - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
ranching - farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
strip cropping - cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion
subsistence farming - farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
harvest time, harvest - the season for gathering crops
truck farming - growing vegetables for the market
smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
fertilize, fertilise, feed - provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
thresh, thrash - beat the seeds out of a grain
sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds"
inseminate, sow in, sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"
reseed - seed again or anew
farm, produce, raise, grow - 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"
carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
till - work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"
crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
plow, plough, 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"
ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
disk, harrow - draw a harrow over (land)
hoe - dig with a hoe; "He is hoeing the flower beds"
cultivate - foster the growth of
2.farming - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
Adj.1.farmingfarming - relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

farming
noun agriculture, cultivation, husbandry, land management, agronomy, tilling He comes from a farming background.
Translations
farming [ˈfɑːmɪŋ]
A. N (gen) → agricultura f; [of land] → cultivo m; [of animals] → cría f
good farming practicetécnicas fpl agrícolas reconocidas
B. CPDagrícola
the farming community Nlos agricultores
farming methods NPLmétodos mpl de cultivo

farming [ˈfɑːrmɪŋ]
nagriculture f intensive farming, sheep farming, dairy farming, organic farming
modif [family] → de fermiers; [subsidy] → accordé(e) aux agriculteurs
farming land → terres fpl agricoles
farming methods → méthodes fpl agricoles
farm labourer (British) farm laborer (US) nouvrier/ière m/f agricole

farming
nLandwirtschaft f; (of crops also)Ackerbau m; (of animals also) → Viehzucht f

farming [ˈfɑːmɪŋ] nagricoltura
sheep farming → allevamento di pecore
farming community → comunità f inv agricola
farming methods → metodi mpl di coltivazione
farming [ˈfɑːmɪŋ] nagricoltura
sheep farming → allevamento di pecore
farming community → comunità f inv agricola
farming methods → metodi mpl di coltivazione

farming زراعة zemědělství landbrug Landwirtschaft αγροκαλλιέργεια agricultura maanviljely agriculture obrađivanje zemlje agricoltura 農業 농사 boerenbedrijf jordbruk gospodarka rolna agricultura, lavoura сельское хозяйство jordbruk การเกษตรกรรม çiftçilik việc canh tác 耕作


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He read farming books and bought a little diary in which he meant to write down farming notes.
The sale of their products so brought down prices that farming was ruined, and their skilled and unskilled labour drove the artisans and labourers into the almshouses and highways.
Suppose I save two hundred hours a year for thousands of other folks,--that's farming some, ain't it?
 
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