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trench [n]
 
1)a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
    Synonyms :
    See Also: ditch  entrenchment  approach_trench  fire_trench  fosse  slit_trench 
 
2)a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
    Synonyms :deep oceanic_abyss 
    See Also: depression  atacama_trench  bougainville_trench  japan_trench  nares_deep 
 
3)any long ditch cut in the ground
    Synonyms :
    See Also: ditch  ditch  furrow 
 
trench [v]
 
1)impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
    Synonyms :encroach entrench impinge 
    See Also: take_advantage  encroachment  contact 
 
2)fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fort 
 
3)cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cut  trencher 
 
4)set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: lay 
 
5)cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
    Synonyms :ditch 
    See Also: dig  ditch  ditch  trencher 
 
6)dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dig  trencher 
 



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