Definition of farm in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: farms
farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
		workplace, work a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
		chicken farm farm where chickens are raised for sale
		croft a small farm worked by a crofter
		dairy, dairy farm a farm where dairy products are produced
		farmhouse house for a farmer and family
		farm-place, farmplace, farmstead a farm together with its buildings
		farmyard an area adjacent to farm buildings
		grange an outlying farm
		home-farm a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment
		pig farm, piggery a farm where pigs are raised or kept
		cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
		sewage farm a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage
		sheeprun, sheepwalk farm devoted to raising sheep
		stud farm a farm where horses are bred
		truck farm, truck garden a farm where vegetables are grown for market
Verb farms, farming, farmed
farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"
		do work, work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
		ranch manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"
farm - collect fees or profits
		collect, take in get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
		hire out, rent out, farm out grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"
farm - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
		grow, raise, produce
		cultivate prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
		husbandry, farming, agriculture agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
		carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
		overproduce produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars"
		keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

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Wiktionary

farm (Noun)
Food; provisions; a meal.
farm (Noun)
A banquet; feast.
farm (Noun)
A fixed yearly amount food, provisions, money, etc. payable as rent or tax.
farm (Noun)
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.
farm (Noun)
The letting-out of public revenue to a ‘farmer’; the privilege of farming a tax or taxes.
farm (Noun)
The body of farmers of public revenues.
farm (Noun)
The condition of being let at a fixed rent; lease; a lease.
farm (Noun)
A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
farm (Noun)
A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
farm (Noun)
A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.
farm (Noun)
A group of coordinated servers.
farm (Verb)
To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.
farm (Verb)
To grow a particular crop.
farm (Verb)
To engage in grinding in a particular area or against specific enemies for a particular drop.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

farm (a. & n.)
The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.
farm (a. & n.)
The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold.
farm (a. & n.)
The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation.
farm (a. & n.)
Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner.
farm (a. & n.)
A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government.
farm (a. & n.)
A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm.
farm (v. t.)
To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.
farm (v. t.)
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; as, to farm the taxes.
farm (v. t.)
To take at a certain rent or rate.
farm (v. t.)
To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm.
farm (v. i.)
To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

farm
Any tract of land or building used for agricultural purposes, such as for raising crops and livestock.
farm
To grow plants.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

farm
färm, n. land let or rented for cultivation or pasturage, with the necessary buildings: (Spens.) habitation: (Shak.) a lease.—v.t. to let out as lands to a tenant: to take on lease: to grant certain rights in return for a portion of what they yield, as to farm the taxes: to cultivate, as land.—adj. Farm′able.—ns. Farm′-bai′liff; Farm′er, one who farms or cultivates land: the tenant of a farm: one who collects taxes, &c., for a certain rate per cent.:—fem. Farm′eress; Farm′ering, the business of a farmer.—n.pl. Farm′ers-gen′eral, the name given before the French Revolution to the members of a privileged association in France, who leased the public revenues of the nation.—ns. Farm′ery, the buildings of a farm; Farm′-house, a house attached to a farm in which the farmer lives; Farm′ing, the business of cultivating land; Farm′-lā′bourer.—n.pl. Farm′-off′ices, the offices or outbuildings on a farm.—ns. Farm′stead, a farm with the buildings belonging to it; Farm′-yard, the yard or enclosure surrounded by the farm buildings. [A.S. feorm, goods, entertainment, from Low L. firma—L. firmus, firm. The Low L. firma meant a fixed payment, also a signature (whence our 'firm' in business); from 'rent' farm passed to 'lease,' then to 'a tract of land held on lease.' Farm is therefore a doublet of firm.]

Wikipedia

A farm is a piece of land used to grow plants and/or raise animals for food.

People who grow these plants or raise these animals are called farmers. This type of work is called farming.

Land that is used to grow plants for food, or could be used to grow plants for food is called arable land. A life raising animals for food is called a pastoral life.