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trenching

 
Verb trench has 6 senses
  1. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
    --1 is one way to trespass, take advantage
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"
    --2 is one way to
    fortify, fort
    Derived form: noun trench1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. trench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"
    --3 is one way to
    cut
    Derived form: noun trencher2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
    --4 is one way to
    put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived form: noun trench3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. trench, ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
    --5 is one way to excavate, dig, hollow
    Derived forms: noun trench3, noun trencher1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. trench - dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
    --6 is one way to
    dig, dig out
    Derived forms: noun trench3, noun trencher1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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