Word Information

Trench

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Definitions for Trench

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
deep oceanic abyss
noun
any long ditch cut in the ground
verb
impinge or infringe upon
Synonyms
Examples
  1. This impinges on my rights as an individual
  2. This matter entrenches on other domains
verb
fortify by surrounding with trenches
Examples
  1. He trenched his military camp
verb
cut or carve deeply into
Examples
  1. letters trenched into the stone
verb
set, plant, or bury in a trench
Examples
  1. trench the fallen soldiers
  2. trench the vegetables
verb
cut a trench in, as for drainage
Synonyms
Examples
  1. ditch the land to drain it
  2. trench the fields
verb
dig a trench or trenches
Examples
  1. The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench

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