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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Intrenched :: Intrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Intrenc.
Bate :: Bate (v. i.) To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post..
Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.
Drain :: Drain (n.) That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
Trencher-men :: Trencher-men (pl. ) of Trencher-ma.
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches..
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..
Cremaillere :: Cremaillere (n.) An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.
Line :: Line (n.) A trench or rampart.
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
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..
Antestature :: Antestature (n.) A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth..
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.
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