| trench | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. trench | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth. |
| ~ approach trench, communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position. |
| ~ ditch | a long narrow excavation in the earth. |
| ~ entrenchment, intrenchment | an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches. |
| ~ fire trench | a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire. |
| ~ fosse, moat | ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water. |
| ~ slit trench | narrow trench for shelter in battle. |
| n. (object) | 2. deep, oceanic abyss, trench | a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor. |
| ~ atacama trench | a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. |
| ~ bougainville trench | a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. |
| ~ japan trench | a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet. |
| ~ nares deep | a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico. |
| ~ natural depression, depression | a sunken or depressed geological formation. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. trench | any long ditch cut in the ground. |
| ~ ditch | a long narrow excavation in the earth. |
| ~ furrow | a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow). |
| v. (social) | 4. encroach, entrench, impinge, trench | impinge or infringe upon.; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" |
| ~ take advantage, trespass | make excessive use of.; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
| v. (contact) | 5. trench | fortify by surrounding with trenches.; "He trenched his military camp" |
| ~ fort, fortify | enclose by or as if by a fortification. |
| v. (contact) | 6. trench | cut or carve deeply into.; "letters trenched into the stone" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| v. (contact) | 7. trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench.; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 8. ditch, trench | cut a trench in, as for drainage.; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields" |
| ~ hollow, excavate, dig | remove the inner part or the core of.; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" |
| v. (contact) | 9. trench | dig a trench or trenches.; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" |
| ~ dig, dig out | create by digging.; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel" |
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