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