Definition of trench

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

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Vallation :: Vallation (n.) A rampart or intrenchment.
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
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..
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..
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches..
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..
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
Line :: Line (n.) A trench or rampart.
Chase :: Chase (n.) A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench, as for the reception of drain tile..
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches..
Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.
Pioneer :: Pioneer (n.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances..
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A cook.
Trenched :: Trenched (imp. & p. p.) of Trenc.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defense or protection.
Sap :: Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) To trench; to drain.
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