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Trench

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Noun

1. trench

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

2. deep, oceanic abyss, trench

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

3. trench

any long ditch cut in the ground

Verb

4. encroach, entrench, impinge, trench

impinge or infringe upon

Example Sentences:
'This impinges on my rights as an individual'
'This matter entrenches on other domains'

5. trench

fortify by surrounding with trenches

Example Sentences:
'He trenched his military camp'

6. trench

cut or carve deeply into

Example Sentences:
'letters trenched into the stone'

7. trench

set, plant, or bury in a trench

Example Sentences:
'trench the fallen soldiers'
'trench the vegetables'

8. ditch, trench

cut a trench in, as for drainage

Example Sentences:
'ditch the land to drain it'
'trench the fields'

9. trench

dig a trench or trenches

Example Sentences:
'The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trench

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noun
1. 
a deep ditch or furrow
2. 
a ditch dug as a fortification, having a parapet of the excavated earth
verb
3. 
to make a trench in (a place)
4. (transitive)
to fortify with a trench or trenches
5. 
to slash or be slashed
6. (intr; foll by on or upon)
to encroach or verge

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Trench

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verb transitive
1. 
to cut, cut into, cut off, etc.; slice, gash, etc.
2. 
a. 
to cut a deep furrow or furrows in
b. 
to dig a ditch or ditches in
3. 
to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench
verb intransitive
4. 
to dig a ditch or ditches, as for fortification
5. 
to infringe (on or upon another's land, rights, time, etc.)
6. 
to verge or border (on); come close
noun
7. 
a deep furrow in the ground, ocean floor, etc.
8. 
a long, narrow ditch dug by soldiers for cover and concealment, with the removed earth heaped up in front

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trench

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n.
1. A deep furrow or ditch.
2. A long narrow ditch embanked with its own soil and used for concealment and protection in warfare.
3. A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor.
v. trenched, trench·ing, trench·es
v.tr.
1. To dig or make a trench or trenches in (land or an area, for example).
2. To place in a trench: trench a pipeline.
v.intr.
1. To dig a trench or trenches.
2. To encroach. Often used with on or upon: "The bishop exceeded his powers, and trenched on those of the king" (Francis Parkman).
3. To verge or border. Often used with on or upon: "a broad playfulness that trenched on buffoonery" (George Meredith).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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