Definition of trench

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  • trench is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • trench is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • trench is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of trench

  • impinge or infringe upon (verb)

    Examples

    1. This matter entrenches on other domains

    Synonyms

    1. encroach
    2. entrench
    3. impinge
  • cut a trench in, as for drainage (verb)

    Examples

    1. trench the fields

    Synonyms

    1. ditch
  • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. deep
    2. oceanic abyss
  • a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth (noun)
  • any long ditch cut in the ground (noun)
  • cut or carve deeply into (verb)

    Examples

    1. letters trenched into the stone
  • dig a trench or trenches (verb)

    Examples

    1. The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
  • fortify by surrounding with trenches (verb)

    Examples

    1. He trenched his military camp
  • set, plant, or bury in a trench (verb)

    Examples

    1. trench the fallen soldiers
    2. trench the vegetables

See definition of trench in Merriam Webster