TRENCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • approach trench (what does approach trench mean?)
   • communication trench (what does communication trench mean?)
   • fire trench (what does fire trench mean?)
   • moat (what does moat mean?)
   • fosse (what does fosse mean?)
   • slit trench (what does slit trench mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any long ditch cut in the ground
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • furrow (what does furrow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
   Synonym(s)
   • deep (what does deep mean?)
   • oceanic abyss (what does oceanic abyss mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • natural depression (what does natural depression mean?)
   • depression (what does depression mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Atacama Trench (what does Atacama Trench mean?)
   • Bougainville Trench (what does Bougainville Trench mean?)
   • Japan Trench (what does Japan Trench mean?)
   • Nares Deep (what does Nares Deep mean?)

TRENCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • dig a trench or trenches
   Usage Example(s)
   • The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • dig out (what does dig out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • trencher (what does trencher mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cut a trench in, as for drainage
   Synonym(s)
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • ditch the land to drain it
   • trench the fields
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • excavate (what does excavate mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • hollow (what does hollow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   • ditch (what does ditch mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • trencher (what does trencher mean?)
3. Meaning
   • set, plant, or bury in a trench
   Usage Example(s)
   • trench the fallen soldiers
   • trench the vegetables
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cut or carve deeply into
   Usage Example(s)
   • letters trenched into the stone
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trencher (what does trencher mean?)
5. Meaning
   • fortify by surrounding with trenches
   Usage Example(s)
   • He trenched his military camp
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fortify (what does fortify mean?)
   • fort (what does fort mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
6. Meaning
   • impinge or infringe upon
   Synonym(s)
   • encroach (what does encroach mean?)
   • entrench (what does entrench mean?)
   • impinge (what does impinge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This impinges on my rights as an individual
   • This matter entrenches on other domains
   Hypernyms(s) trench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trespass (what does trespass mean?)
   • take advantage (what does take advantage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • impingement (what does impingement mean?)
   • encroachment (what does encroachment mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • impingement (what does impingement mean?)
   • encroachment (what does encroachment mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   • impinging (what does impinging mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)