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verb ADV. heavily, intensively The land has been intensively farmed. | organically They farm organically now., noun ADJ. large | little, small | 100-acre, 200-hectare, etc. | neighbouring, next She lives on the next farm. | local, nearby, surrounding | isolated, outlying, remote | border | hill | organic | intensive | commercial | factory | model Ten model farms have been set up to showcase modern production methods. | working The area combines a working farm and a farming museum. | family, home | traditional | private | state | cooperative, collective | arable, livestock, mixed | dairy, fur, stud | fish, fruit, pig, poultry, sheep, trout, turkey, etc. VERB + FARM have, own | manage, run | work (at/on) During the war, few men were left to work the farm. The children had to work on the family farm. | set up | live at/on | be brought up on | visit FARM + VERB lie The farm lies on the hills above the lake. | produce sth a dairy farm producing speciality cheeses FARM + NOUN produce, product Farm produce, including fruits and grains, was their principal export. farm products such as eggs and vegetables | animal | labourer, worker | labour | work | manager, owner | management | land (also farmland) | building | equipment, implements, machinery | policy the EU farm policy | subsidies, support The EU has decided to cut farm subsidies. | life village and farm life | cottage, house (also farmhouse) | shop | road, track PREP. at a/the ~ The police are investigating a fire at a farm near Whitby. | down on the ~ The myth of happy and contented animals down on the farm is now far from the truth. | on a/the ~ He had lived on that farm all his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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farm sb out
[ M ] disapproving
to arrange for another person to look after someone, especially your child
• Almost since birth, their baby has been farmed out to nannies and nurseries., farm sth out
[ M ]
to give work to other people to do
• Magazines often farm out articles to freelance journalists.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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farm
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + farm
a 300-hectare/400-acre etc farm
• He bought a 300-hectare farm in Shropshire.
a pig/sheep/cattle farm
• A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the epidemic.
a dairy farm
(= a farm that has cows and produces milk )
• Checks are made on milk from local dairy farms.
an arable farm
(= a farm where crops are grown )
• Tractors represent the single biggest cost on most arable farms.
a fruit farm
• He lives on a fruit farm and helps to pick apples.
an organic farm
(= a farm where artificial chemicals are not used )
• Organic farms can be as productive as industrial farming.
a factory farm
(= one in which animals are kept inside, in small spaces, and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly )
• Pigs in factory farms are fed a mixture of grains and proteins.
farm + NOUN
a farm worker
• We rely on migrant farm workers to pick the crop.
a farm labourer
British English , a farm laborer American English The cottages were built for the farm labourers.
a farm building
• The farmhouse is separated by hedges from other farm buildings.
farm animals
• It is used mainly for feeding farm animals.
farm machinery
• In the field, there was a tractor and some other farm machinery.
farm produce
• Moldova provides Russia with large quantities of farm produce.
verbs
work on a farm
• I used to work on a farm when I was younger.
live on a farm
• She lives on a farm in Wiltshire.
manage/run a farm
• He manages a large dairy farm.
own/have a farm
• The family owned a small farm in Suffolk.
grow something on a farm
• They grew wheat and barley on their farm.
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