trench

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Synonyms: wrench, drench, french, tranch, rench, tench, trunch, treach

Antonyms: wrench, drench, french, tranch, rench, tench, trunch, treach

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Noun

1. A long, narrow [[ditch]] or [[hole]] in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or [[tectonic plate]] movement.
2. {{lb|en|military}} A narrow [[excavation]] as used in [[warfare]], as a cover for [[besieging]] or [[emplaced]] forces.
3. {{lb|en|archaeology}} A [[pit]], usually [[rectangular]] with smooth walls and floor, [[excavate]]d during an archaeological investigation.
4. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[trench coat]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|usually|followed by {{m|en|upon}}}} To [[invade]], especially with regard to the [[right]]s or the [[exclusive]] [[authority]] of another; to [[encroach]].
2. {{lb|en|military|infantry}} To excavate an [[elongate]]d pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually [[perpendicular]] to the [[line of sight]] toward the enemy.
3. {{lb|en|archaeology}} To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
4. To have direction; to aim or tend.
5. To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
6. To cut furrows or ditches in.
7. To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|suburb|town/Telford|bor/Telford and Wrekin|co/Shropshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SJ6912}}.
2. {{surname|en|[[habitational]]}}.

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