Meaning of 'trench'

noun

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

noun

any long ditch cut in the ground

noun

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Synonyms: deep

verb

dig a trench or trenches

Example: "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

verb

cut a trench in, as for drainage

Synonyms: ditch

verb

set, plant, or bury in a trench

Example: "trench the fallen soldiers"

verb

cut or carve deeply into

Example: "letters trenched into the stone"

verb

fortify by surrounding with trenches

Example: "They trenched their military camp."

verb

impinge or infringe upon

Synonyms: entrench encroach impinge