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Dictionary definition for: Trench
1. (n) a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2. (v) impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual" "This matter entrenches on other domains"
3. (n) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
4. (v) fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
5. (n) any long ditch cut in the ground
6. (v) cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
7. (v) set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers" "trench the vegetables"
8. (v) cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it" "trench the fields"
9. (v) dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
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