Definition of trench

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

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Trenched :: Trenched (imp. & p. p.) of Trenc.
Plough :: Plough (v. t.) To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow a field..
Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.
Work :: Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..
Line :: Line (n.) A trench or rampart.
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..
Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.
Trencher-men :: Trencher-men (pl. ) of Trencher-ma.
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)..
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Blindage :: Blindage (n.) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework..
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
Return :: Return (n.) The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire..
Boyau :: Boyau (n.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land..
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