Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun farm

1 sense of farm

Sense 1
farm -- (workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm")
       => workplace, work -- (a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb farm

3 senses of farm

Sense 1
farm -- (be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California")
       => work, do 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")

Sense 2
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")
          Phrasal Verb-> farm out#2

Sense 3
grow, raise, farm, produce -- (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")
       => cultivate -- (foster the growth of)

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