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Word: Trench
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the senses ‘track cut through a wood’ and ‘sever by cutting’): from Old French trenche (noun), trenchier (verb), based on Latin truncare (see truncate)
trɛn(t)ʃ
a long, narrow ditch
Short Definition:long, narrow ditch
Examples:- dig a trench around the perimeter of the fire
a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone
Short Definition:long, narrow, deep depression in ocean bed
Examples:- the Marianas Trench
a trench coat.
Short Definition:trench coat
Word: Trench
Speech Type: Verb
trɛn(t)ʃ
dig a trench or trenches in (the ground)
Short Definition:dig trench or trenches in
Examples:- she trenched the terrace to a depth of 6 feet
border closely on; encroach on
Short Definition:border closely on
Examples:- this would surely trench very far on the dignity and liberty of citizens
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