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