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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Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
Trenched :: Trenched (imp. & p. p.) of Trenc.
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A table companion; a trencher mate.
Intrenching :: Intrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intrenc.
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..
Palanka :: Palanka (n.) A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like..
Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe..
Entrench :: Entrench (v. t.) See Intrench.
Trencher-men :: Trencher-men (pl. ) of Trencher-ma.
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..
Work :: Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..
Intrenched :: Intrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Intrenc.
Furrow :: Furrow (n.) Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age..
Trench :: Trench (v. t.) An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term includes the parallels and the approaches..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..
Trenching :: Trenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trenc.
Trencher :: Trencher (v. t.) The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food..
Syncope :: Syncope (n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every..
Return :: Return (n.) The turnings and windings of a trench or mine.
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