farm

farmverb

1. use land to grow crops or keep animals, as a business

   transitive or intransitive [T/I] verb + object [V + obj]

   • Her family has farmed here for a long time.
   • They farm about three hundred acres. V + obj
   • He farms sheep in the hills. V + obj

   Collocations

   verb + noun farm the land, farm sheep, farm cattle

   verb + adverb farm organically, farm successfully

   1. akeep and breed fish or other animals in large numbers to sell

      transitive [T] verb + object [V + obj] usually passive [usually passive]

      • Much of the fish in the shop is farmed. usually passive (passive)
      • They farm oysters along the coast. V + obj

      Collocations

      phrase farmed fish, farmed salmon

See also farm out