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English noun: trench | |||
| 1. | trench (artifact) a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ditch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | approach trench, communication trench, fire trench, fosse, moat, slit trench | ||
| Part meronym | entrenchment, intrenchment | ||
| 2. | trench (object) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor | ||
| Synonyms | deep, oceanic abyss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression, natural depression | ||
| Instance hyponym | Atacama Trench, Bougainville Trench, Japan Trench, Nares Deep | ||
| 3. | trench (artifact) any long ditch cut in the ground | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ditch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | furrow | ||
English verb: trench | |||
| 1. | trench (social) impinge or infringe upon | ||
| Samples | This impinges on my rights as an individual. This matter entrenches on other domains. | ||
| Synonyms | encroach, entrench, impinge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take advantage, trespass | ||
| 2. | trench (contact) fortify by surrounding with trenches | ||
| Samples | He trenched his military camp. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fort, fortify | ||
| 3. | trench (contact) cut or carve deeply into | ||
| Samples | Letters trenched into the stone. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 4. | trench (contact) set, plant, or bury in a trench | ||
| Samples | Trench the fallen soldiers. Trench the vegetables. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 5. | trench (contact) cut a trench in, as for drainage | ||
| Samples | Ditch the land to drain it. Trench the fields. | ||
| Synonyms | ditch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dig, excavate, hollow | ||
| 6. | trench (contact) dig a trench or trenches | ||
| Samples | The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dig, dig out | ||
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