noun
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
noun
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Synonyms
noun
any long ditch cut in the ground
verb
impinge or infringe upon
Synonyms
Examples
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
verb
fortify by surrounding with trenches
Examples
- He trenched his military camp
verb
cut or carve deeply into
Examples
- letters trenched into the stone
verb
set, plant, or bury in a trench
Examples
- trench the fallen soldiers
- trench the vegetables
verb
cut a trench in, as for drainage
Synonyms
Examples
- ditch the land to drain it
- trench the fields
verb
dig a trench or trenches
Examples
- The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench