trench

/trˈɛntʃ/

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