trench

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    any long ditch cut in the ground

  3. 3

    a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

verb

  1. 1

    dig a trench or trenches

    The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench

  2. 2

    cut a trench in, as for drainage

    ditch the land to drain it

    trench the fields

  3. 3

    set, plant, or bury in a trench

    trench the fallen soldiers

    trench the vegetables

  4. 4

    cut or carve deeply into

    letters trenched into the stone

  5. 5

    fortify by surrounding with trenches

    He trenched his military camp

  6. 6

    impinge or infringe upon

    This impinges on my rights as an individual

    This matter entrenches on other domains

Synonyms

Also useful for “trench”:Unscrambler