ALL meanings of trench
trench
T t - noun trench Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland. 1
- verb with object trench to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench. 1
- verb with object trench to cut a trench in. 1
- verb with object trench to set or place in a trench. 1
- verb with object trench to form (a furrow, ditch, etc.) by cutting into or through something. 1
- verb with object trench to make a cut in; cut into; carve. 1
- verb without object trench to dig a trench. 1
- noun trench long ditch 1
- noun trench war 1
- noun trench depression in ocean bed 1
- transitive verb trench dig a trench in 1
- countable noun trench A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water. 0
- countable noun trench A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches. 0
- noun trench a deep ditch or furrow 0
- noun trench a ditch dug as a fortification, having a parapet of the excavated earth 0
- verb trench to make a trench in (a place) 0
- verb trench to fortify with a trench or trenches 0
- verb trench to slash or be slashed 0
- verb trench to encroach or verge 0
- verb transitive trench to cut, cut into, cut off, etc.; slice, gash, etc. 0
- verb transitive trench to cut a deep furrow or furrows in 0
- verb transitive trench to dig a ditch or ditches in 0
- verb transitive trench to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench 0
- intransitive verb trench to dig a ditch or ditches, as for fortification 0
- intransitive verb trench to infringe (on or upon another's land, rights, time, etc.) 0
- intransitive verb trench to verge or border (on); come close 0
- noun trench a deep furrow in the ground, ocean floor, etc. 0
- noun trench a long, narrow ditch dug by soldiers for cover and concealment, with the removed earth heaped up in front 0