∙ The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
∙ A farming operation; a farm, or instance of farming on a piece of land.
Adjective
∙ Pertaining to the agricultural business.
∙ Raising livestock or fish.
Verb
∙ present participle of farm
farm
Noun
∙ Food; provisions; a meal. obsolete
∙ A banquet; feast. obsolete
∙ A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax. obsolete
∙ A fixed yearly sum accepted from a person as a composition for taxes or other moneys which he is empowered to collect; also, a fixed charge imposed on a town, county, etc., in respect of a tax or taxes to be collected within its limits. historical
∙ The letting-out of public revenue to a ‘farmer’; the privilege of farming a tax or taxes. historical
∙ The body of farmers of public revenues.
∙ The condition of being let at a fixed rent; lease; a lease.
∙ A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
∙ A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
∙ A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures usually in combination
∙ A group of coordinated servers. computing
Verb
∙ To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops. intransitive
∙ To devote (land) to farming. transitive
∙ To grow (a particular crop). transitive
∙ To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; to farm out.
∙ To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds. obsolete
∙ To take at a certain rent or rate. obsolete
∙ To engage in grinding (repetitive activity) in a particular area or against specific enemies for a particular drop or item. video games, chiefly online gaming