English dictionary

trench

/tr/E/n/tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

noun.object

Synonyms deep oceanic abyss

Source: WordNet 3.0
any long ditch cut in the ground

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a <i>trench</i> for draining land.

noun

Source: webster1913

impinge or infringe upon

verb.social

Examples
This matter entrenches on other domains.

Synonyms encroach entrench impinge

Source: WordNet 3.0
fortify by surrounding with trenches

verb.contact

Examples
He trenched his military camp.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cut or carve deeply into

verb.contact

Examples
Letters trenched into the stone.

Source: WordNet 3.0
set, plant, or bury in a trench

verb.contact

Examples
Trench the fallen soldiers.

Trench the vegetables.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cut a trench in, as for drainage

verb.contact

Examples
Trench the fields.

Synonyms ditch

Source: WordNet 3.0
dig a trench or trenches

verb.contact

Examples
The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.

verb

Source: webster1913
To encroach; to intrench.

verb

Source: webster1913