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FARROW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The production of a litter of pigs
Synonyms:
farrow; farrowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("farrow" is a kind of...):
birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)
Derivation:
farrow (give birth to (piglets))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they farrow ... he / she / it farrows
Past simple: farrowed
Past participle: farrowed
-ing form: farrowing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give birth to (piglets)
Example:
sows farrow
Synonyms:
farrow; pig
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "farrow" is one way to...):
bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause to be born)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
farrow; farrowing (the production of a litter of pigs)
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