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