trench

/tɹˈɛntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
3. any long ditch cut in the ground

verb

1. impinge or infringe upon
   “This impinges on my rights as an individual”
2. fortify by surrounding with trenches
   “He trenched his military camp”
3. cut or carve deeply into
   “letters trenched into the stone”
4. set, plant, or bury in a trench
   “trench the fallen soldiers”
5. cut a trench in, as for drainage
   “ditch the land to drain it”
6. dig a trench or trenches
   “The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench”

Synonyms for trench

• deep
• oceanic abyss
• impinge
• encroach
• entrench
• ditch

Words that rhyme with trench

• bench
• wrench
• quench
• clench
• drench
• entrench
• retrench
• wench
• stench
• tench
• workbench
• hench
• jentsch
• lentsch
• mench
• rench
• rentsch