Dictionary definition · trench
noun
- a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- any long ditch cut in the ground
verb
- impinge or infringe upon"This impinges on my rights as an individual"
- fortify by surrounding with trenches"He trenched his military camp"
- cut or carve deeply into"letters trenched into the stone"
- set, plant, or bury in a trench"trench the fallen soldiers"
- cut a trench in, as for drainage"ditch the land to drain it"
- dig a trench or trenches"The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).