Entrench :: Entrench (v. t.) See Intrench.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself..

Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..

Intrenchant :: Intrenchant (a.) Not to be gashed or marked with furrows.

Intrenched :: Intrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Intrenc.

Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defense or protection.

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions..

Retrench :: Retrench (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed..

Retrenched :: Retrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Retrenc.

Retrenching :: Retrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrenc.

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing..

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next; as, to trench a garden for certain crops..

Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.

Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To have direction; to aim or tend.

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the like..

Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches..

Trench-plough :: Trench-plough (v. t.) To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual..

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