1. trench - noun
· a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
Hypernym(s): ditch
2. trench - noun
· a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Synonym(s): deep, oceanic_abyss
Hypernym(s): natural_depression, depression
3. trench - noun
· any long ditch cut in the ground
Hypernym(s): ditch
4. trench - verb
· impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
Synonym(s): impinge, encroach, entrench
Hypernym(s): trespass, take_advantage
5. trench - verb
· fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
6. trench - verb
· cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
Hypernym(s): cut
7. trench - verb
· set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
8. trench - verb
· cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
Synonym(s): ditch
Hypernym(s): excavate, dig, hollow
9. trench - verb
· dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
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