trench

nouns

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
trench
is a part of
an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
entrenchment, intrenchment
is a type of (narrower)
a long narrow excavation in the earth
ditch
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
deep, oceanic abyss, trench
any long ditch cut in the ground
trench
is a type of (narrower)
a long narrow excavation in the earth
ditch

verbs

impinge or infringe upon
"This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
encroach, entrench, impinge, trench
fortify by surrounding with trenches
"He trenched his military camp"
trench
is a type of (narrower)
enclose by or as if by a fortification
fort, fortify
cut or carve deeply into
"letters trenched into the stone"
trench
is derived from
trencher
is a type of (narrower)
separate with or as if with an instrument
"Cut the rope"
cut
set, plant, or bury in a trench
"trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"
trench
is a type of (narrower)
put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
lay, place, pose, position, put, set
cut a trench in, as for drainage
"ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
ditch, trench
is derived from
trencher
dig a trench or trenches
"The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
trench
is derived from
trencher
is a type of (narrower)
create by digging
"dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
dig, dig out