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trench
A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
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noun
A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
noun
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
noun
Any long ditch cut in the ground
verb
Impinge or infringe upon
“This impinges on my rights as an individual”
verb
Fortify by surrounding with trenches
“He trenched his military camp”
verb
Cut or carve deeply into
“Letters trenched into the stone”
verb
Set, plant, or bury in a trench
“Trench the fallen soldiers”
verb
Cut a trench in, as for drainage
“Ditch the land to drain it”
verb
Dig a trench or trenches
“The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench”
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This impinges on my rights as an individual
This matter entrenches on other domains
He trenched his military camp
Letters trenched into the stone
Trench the fallen soldiers
Trench the vegetables
Ditch the land to drain it
Trench the fields
The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
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