Dictionary entry details
• TRENCH (noun)
Meaning:
A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trench" is a kind of...):
ditch (a long narrow excavation in the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trench"):
approach trench; communication trench (a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position)
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)
Holonyms ("trench" is a part of...):
entrenchment; intrenchment (an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)
Meaning:
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
oceanic abyss; deep; trench
Hypernyms ("trench" is a kind of...):
depression; natural depression (a sunken or depressed geological formation)
Instance hyponyms:
Atacama Trench (a depression 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 northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet)
Nares Deep (a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico)
Meaning:
Any long ditch cut in the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trench" is a kind of...):
ditch (a long narrow excavation in the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trench"):
furrow (a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow))
• TRENCH (verb)
Meaning:
Impinge or infringe upon
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
impinge; trench; encroach; entrench
Context examples:
This impinges on my rights as an individual / This matter entrenches on other domains
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
take advantage; trespass (make excessive use of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Fortify by surrounding with trenches
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
He trenched his military camp
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
fort; fortify (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cut or carve deeply into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
letters trenched into the stone
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Set, plant, or bury in a trench
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
trench the fallen soldiers / trench the vegetables
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cut a trench in, as for drainage
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
trench; ditch
Context examples:
ditch the land to drain it / trench the fields
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
dig; excavate; hollow (remove the inner part or the core of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Dig a trench or trenches
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
Hypernyms (to "trench" is one way to...):
dig; dig out (create by digging)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
