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trench

/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Trench means: impinge or infringe upon.

Synonyms for trench6

noun, as in a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

deep, oceanic abyss

verb, as in impinge or infringe upon

impinge, encroach, entrench

verb, as in cut a trench in, as for drainage

ditch

What does trench mean?9

verb

1

impinge or infringe upon“This impinges on my rights as an individual”

2

cut a trench in, as for drainage“ditch the land to drain it”

3

fortify by surrounding with trenches“He trenched his military camp”

4

cut or carve deeply into“letters trenched into the stone”

5

set, plant, or bury in a trench“trench the fallen soldiers”

6

dig a trench or trenches“The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench”

noun

1

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

2

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

3

any long ditch cut in the ground

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trench?4

one syllable

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Trench in a sentence

  • After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.CM
  • The advent of stormtroopers brought about a turn in trench warfare.bandeirante
  • He always wore one of those long trench coats.megamanenm
  • There is a quarrel between two countries and they're digging trenches.pinkyshoes
  • I don't own a trench coat.CK
  • Toss a hand grenade into the trench.Eccles17
  • We need to dig a trench.Amastan
  • Ziri wore a black trench coat.Amastan

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Forms of trench

as a noun

plural
trenches

as a verb

past tense
trenched
present participle
trenching
third-person singular
trenches
past participle
trenched