trench

/trentʃ/
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trench

A soldier digs a trench in a field.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A long, narrow ditch in the ground: A deep, linear excavation, typically used for drainage, irrigation, or as a fortification.
    • A long, deep depression in the ocean floor: A steep-sided, narrow valley on the seabed, often marking the boundary between tectonic plates.

  2. Verb:

    • To dig a long, narrow ditch: To excavate a trench.
    • To cut or carve deeply into a surface: To make a deep, narrow cut or indentation.
    • To fortify with trenches: To surround or protect a military position by digging trenches.
    • To encroach or infringe upon something: To intrude on or impinge upon the rights, territory, or domain of another.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The farmer dug a trench to drain water from the flooded field.
    • The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans.

  • Verb:

    • The soldiers were ordered to trench around their camp for defense.
    • The artist trenched intricate patterns into the wooden panel.
    • His aggressive business tactics trench upon ethical boundaries.
Advanced Usage
  • "To trench on/upon": To verge on or approach the nature of something, often something negative.
    • His constant criticism trenched on cruelty. (His constant criticism was almost cruel.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Entrench (verb): To establish something firmly or solidly; to dig defensive trenches.
    • The company's policies are deeply entrenched in tradition.
  • Trenchant (adjective): Sharp, vigorous, and incisive (often used for criticism or analysis).
    • She delivered a trenchant critique of the proposal.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Ditch, furrow, channel, moat, gully.
  • Verb: Dig, excavate, carve, encroach, infringe.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Trench on/upon: To encroach or infringe upon.
    • The new regulations trench upon our personal freedoms.
Related Idioms
  • Trench warfare: A type of combat where opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other, often associated with World War I.
    • The battle descended into a brutal stalemate of trench warfare.
trench

A soldier digs a trench in a field.

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

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