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farm

Meaning in simple English

US /fɑrm/ · UK /fɑːm/

farm means: A place where people grow crops or keep animals for food or other products.

noun

AGRICULTURAL LANDA1

A place where people grow crops or keep animals for food or other products.

  • We visited a farm yesterday.
  • Their farm produces apples and milk.
  • Many small farms sell food directly to local families.

How to use it: on a farm (My aunt keeps sheep on a farm.)

Common phrases: dairy farm, small farm, live on a farm, cattle farm

INDUSTRIAL SITEB2

A site with many similar structures or machines used together for an industrial purpose.

  • A wind farm stands on the hill.
  • The new solar farm supplies electricity to nearby villages.
  • Fuel is stored in a tank farm beside the airport.

Common phrases: wind farm, solar farm, tank farm, antenna farm

SERVER GROUPC1

A group of computers that work together to provide services or process large amounts of information.

  • The company runs a server farm.
  • Our film was processed by a render farm.
  • The farm needs powerful cooling equipment to prevent overheating.

Similar words: server cluster

Common phrases: server farm, render farm, large server farm

verb

GROW FOODA2

To use land to grow crops or raise animals for food or other products.

  • Her family farms this land.
  • They farmed sheep for many years.
  • Can you farm successfully without chemical sprays?

Similar words: cultivate

Common phrases: farm the land, farm cattle, farm organically

COLLECT GAME REWARDSB2

To repeat tasks in a video game to collect useful items, money, or points.

  • I farm gold after each battle.
  • She farmed the same enemies for an hour.
  • Where can we farm rare weapons?

How to use it: farm for something (We farmed for rare items in the same dungeon.)

Similar words: grind

Common phrases: farm gold, farm for items, farm experience points

LEASE FOR REVENUEC2

To let someone run property, a business, or tax collection in exchange for a share of the money.

  • The king chose to farm the taxes.
  • The owner farmed his estate to a local businessman.
  • They farmed out the revenues in return for a fixed share.

How to use it: farm something out to someone (The ruler farmed tax collection out to private contractors.)

Similar words: lease out

Common phrases: farm the taxes, farm out revenues, farm an estate

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